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| author | Gregory Heytings <gregory@heytings.org> | 2021-11-05 00:14:30 +0100 |
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| committer | Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> | 2021-11-05 00:14:30 +0100 |
| commit | 2bcc2160c9f7f16c5e9cd815b8074de27f30896d (patch) | |
| tree | 82fe7f4ff83a6d65e24384cd1e2eb70f15dbcac3 /lib-src/emacsclient.c | |
| parent | a78ac0c5df74be6925f48896fd024f1f6f363c44 (diff) | |
| download | emacs-2bcc2160c9f7f16c5e9cd815b8074de27f30896d.tar.gz | |
New emacsclient option to either create or reuse an existing frame.
* doc/emacs/misc.texi (emacsclient Options): Document the new option.
* doc/man/emacsclient.1: Mention the new option (bug#51374).
* etc/NEWS: Mention the new option.
* lib-src/emacsclient.c (reuse_frame): New variable.
(longopts): New option.
(decode_options): Decode the new option.
(print_help_and_exit): Document the new option.
(main): Use the new option.
Diffstat (limited to 'lib-src/emacsclient.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib-src/emacsclient.c | 13 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib-src/emacsclient.c b/lib-src/emacsclient.c index cff3cec2a79..0e800dd7e89 100644 --- a/lib-src/emacsclient.c +++ b/lib-src/emacsclient.c @@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ static bool eval; /* True means open a new frame. --create-frame etc. */ static bool create_frame; +/* True means reuse a frame if it already exists. */ +static bool reuse_frame; + /* The display on which Emacs should work. --display. */ static char const *display; @@ -165,6 +168,7 @@ static struct option const longopts[] = { "tty", no_argument, NULL, 't' }, { "nw", no_argument, NULL, 't' }, { "create-frame", no_argument, NULL, 'c' }, + { "reuse-frame", no_argument, NULL, 'r' }, { "alternate-editor", required_argument, NULL, 'a' }, { "frame-parameters", required_argument, NULL, 'F' }, #ifdef SOCKETS_IN_FILE_SYSTEM @@ -551,6 +555,11 @@ decode_options (int argc, char **argv) create_frame = true; break; + case 'r': + create_frame = true; + reuse_frame = true; + break; + case 'p': parent_id = optarg; create_frame = true; @@ -647,6 +656,8 @@ The following OPTIONS are accepted:\n\ -nw, -t, --tty Open a new Emacs frame on the current terminal\n\ -c, --create-frame Create a new frame instead of trying to\n\ use the current Emacs frame\n\ +-r, --reuse-frame Create a new frame if none exists, otherwise\n\ + use the current Emacs frame\n\ ", "\ -F ALIST, --frame-parameters=ALIST\n\ Set the parameters of a new frame\n\ @@ -1941,7 +1952,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv) if (nowait) send_to_emacs (emacs_socket, "-nowait "); - if (!create_frame) + if (!create_frame || reuse_frame) send_to_emacs (emacs_socket, "-current-frame "); if (display) |