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31.0.50; [wishlist] Add global key binding for tramp-revert-buffer-with-sudo

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From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net>
Cc: 76974 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#76974: 31.0.50; [wishlist] Add global key binding for tramp-revert-buffer-with-sudo
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2025 10:14:27 +0100

Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net> writes:

Hi Steve,

>> tramp-revert-buffer-with-sudo has been added to Emacs 30.1. I propose to
>> give it a global key binding 'C-x @'. With this binding, it is more
>> simple to revert the current buffer to visit with "sudo"
>> permissions. This is useful for buffers visiting a file, or for dired
>> buffers.
>
> `C-x @' is the prefix for the `event-apply-*-modifier' functions in the
> globally accessible function-key-map.

That's unfortune. What about 'C-x |'? Worse mnemonic, but it is related
to Tramp's multi-hop syntax.

> Steve Berman

Best regards, Michael.

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