GNU bug report logs - #31709
27.0.50; Wishlist: Perhaps Emacs should load a file when getting a particular signal?

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2018 11:31:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

Found in version 27.0.50

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #14 received at 31709 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 31709 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#31709: 27.0.50;
 Wishlist: Perhaps Emacs should load a file when getting a particular
 signal?
Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2018 19:02:57 +0300

> From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
> Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2018 13:29:44 +0200
> 
> 
> It would be really nice if I could just ssh to the machine where the
> Emacs is running, do "kill -USR1 <pid>" and then ... Emacs could do
> something.  Like load "~/.emacs.d/load-file-USR1" or something.  Or just
> start emacs-server.  

The node "Misc Events" in the ELisp manual explains how you can bind
commands to 'sigusr1' and 'sigusr2' pseudo-function keys.  Isn't that
what you want?
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