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With the help of recentf I am able to open recently open files from its buffer list. As an example when I execute icicle-buffer, I can see the buffer list.

I was wondering can I do this operation automatically where the most recent file (buffer) will be open with the help of a function instead of manually selecting.

Basically my main goal is: when I open emacsclient I want to start it with the most recently file, which is I belive the first index file on the buffer list.

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  • The question is a bit unclear, so far. Is it really about Icicles and/or Helm, or is it just about how to have emacslient automatically start up with the most recent file? If the former, add tags icicles and/or helm, and say how they are related to the emacsclient part. If the latter, remove the Icicles and Helm part.
    – Drew
    Jul 16 '20 at 15:43
  • It is not related to Icicles and/or Helm. Yes just about: how emacsclient automatically startup with the most recent file and I removed Icicles and Helm part
    – alper
    Jul 16 '20 at 17:30
  • Thanks! ________
    – Drew
    Jul 16 '20 at 17:34
  • emacsclient -e '(recentf-open-most-recent-file 1)' perhaps?
    – NickD
    Jul 17 '20 at 6:15
  • @NickD: this keeps return #<buffer recentf> on my end, i think it keeps opening a buffer called recentf
    – alper
    Jul 21 '20 at 14:18
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In your .emacs file add the following

(desktop-save-mode 1)

Emacs will open back up exactly like it was sans any buffers not tied to files

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  • I already have it but I believe it does something else
    – alper
    Jul 16 '20 at 18:29
  • You don't have it or you don't have it right because I have that and Emacs always comes right back up with the same set of files and remembers where I was. If you are working with buffers that aren't tied to files, then no, nothing will work as those do not get saved so there is nothing to restore.
    – user3450148
    Jul 31 '20 at 12:10
  • (desktop-save-mode 1) does not open the most recent file
    – alper
    Jul 31 '20 at 17:01
  • It does for me on 3 different machines. Two of them running Ubuntu 20.04 and one running KDE Neon. It even worked in Windows 10 running in a VM.
    – user3450148
    Aug 1 '20 at 22:57
  • certainly, it doesn't when starting from emacsclient.
    – RichieHH
    Dec 30 '20 at 9:31

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