Re: Set major mode for all visited files by extension

[Stefan Monnier]

>> (defun reload-buffer ()
>>    "Reload the current buffer"
>>    (interactive)
>>    (let ((curfile (buffer-file-name)))
>>      (kill-this-buffer)
>> (find-file curfile)))
>
> The built-in (revert-buffer), which I have bound to C-<f5>, works for
> me in similar cases (but I don’t use session.el, just desktop.el).

BTW, if you only want to (re)set the major mode but not reload the buffer's
contents, then `normal-mode` is the function you likely want to call.


        Stefan