(recover-this-file): New function.

(after-find-file): Recommend recover-this-file.

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/files.el b/lisp/files.el
index 98cf8bfae56..b2b75ac3cd7 100644
--- a/lisp/files.el
+++ b/lisp/files.el
@@ -1406,7 +1406,7 @@ unless NOMODES is non-nil."
                        (file-newer-than-file-p (or buffer-auto-save-file-name
                                                    (make-auto-save-file-name))
                                                buffer-file-name))
-                  (format "%s has auto save data; consider M-x recover-file"
+                  (format "%s has auto save data; consider M-x recover-this-file"
                           (file-name-nondirectory buffer-file-name))
                 (setq not-serious t)
                 (if error "(New file)" nil)))
@@ -3335,6 +3335,11 @@ non-nil, it is called instead of rereading visited file contents."
                (run-hooks 'revert-buffer-internal-hook))
              t)))))
 
+(defun recover-this-file ()
+  "Recover the visited file--get contents from its last auto-save file."
+  (interactive)
+  (recover-file buffer-file-name))
+
 (defun recover-file (file)
   "Visit file FILE, but get contents from its last auto-save file."
   ;; Actually putting the file name in the minibuffer should be used