When I save my file, I can see output of some commands in the echo area. The thing is, that it's very fast and the next message will overwrite the previous one. So I just see the message Wrote FILE. Is there a way, how can I look on the previous messages?
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1The minibuffer and the echo area are in the same location. The former is for input; the latter is for output. Messages are typically written to the echo area.– DrewCommented Jan 5, 2017 at 15:59
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M-x view-echo-area-messages RET or C-h e will open the *Messages* buffer.
(This buffer can even contain some stuff that's not shown in the minibuffer, see inhibit-message.)
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C-h eworks for me, emacs says it's an alias forview-echo-area-messages.M-x messages RETdoesn't work for me. Commented Jan 5, 2017 at 11:57 -
Doh, that was something from my .emacs, editing … thanks :-)– unhammerCommented Jan 5, 2017 at 12:08
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C-x 4 b *Messages*will also get you there (completion available).– DrewCommented Jan 5, 2017 at 15:58