Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic(a)arsdigita.com&gt; writes: Yes and yes: there is a variable 'find-file-existing-other-name' which has default value t. find-file-existing-other-name Documentation: *Non-nil means find a file under alternative names, in existing buffers. This means if any existing buffer is visiting the file you want under another name, you get the existing buffer instead of a new buffer. (Of course, the default value of t is in conflict with the GNU Emacs documentation which says If you visit two names for the same file, normally Emacs makes two different buffers, but it warns you about the situation. If you wish to avoid visiting the same file in two buffers under different names, set the variable `find-file-existing-other-name' to a non-`nil' value. I'll have to submit a bug report.) -- John H. Palmieri Dept of Mathematics, Box 354350 palmieri(a)math.washington.edu University of Washington http://www.math.washington.edu/~palmieri/ Seattle, WA 98195-4350