CODEWITHSUNDEEP
emacs
user3139545
user3139545

Reputation: 7374

Get the mode name of any buffer in Emacs

How can I get information about what mode a certain buffer is in in emacs. For example when I'm in buffer x how can i find ut if it is actually view-mode or whatever else it might be. The reason I want this is so that I can customize evil mode to only the buffers where I want it using:

(add-to-list 'evil-insert-state-modes 'view-mode)

The problem is that I don't know what the names are of the actual different modes I want to add to this list.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 348

Answers (1)

legoscia
legoscia

Reputation: 41528

Hit M-: and type major-mode. You'll see the name of the major mode of the current buffer in the echo area.

Upvotes: 4

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