GNU bug report logs - #12863
auto-revert does not detect changes within 1s of a revert

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Message #8 received at 12863 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: 12863 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Cecil <at> decebal.nl
Subject: Re: bug#12863: Annoying bug in revert-buffer
Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2012 14:00:40 -0500

Cecil Westerhof wrote:

> I use revert-buffer on several log buffers. There is one annoying bug.
> Sometimes Emacs sees that the buffer has changed and reloads it. But
> when it changes in the same second again, the buffer is not reloaded
> and you do not see the changes. First I thought it was a Windows
> quirk, but now I have seen the same behaviour on Linux. (I am looking
> more at log buffers I suppose.)

Are you talking about auto-revert-mode?
If so, C-h v auto-revert-interval (default 5 seconds).

Otherwise, please tell us which version of Emacs this is.

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