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Subject: Re: How to copy current buffer to a temporary buffer
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Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> writes:

> I want to copy the current buffer to a temporary buffer, to do some
> edits on it. (Converting a text file to a html file.)


(let ((contents (buffer-substring (point-min) (point-max))))
  (with-temp-buffer
   (insert contents)
   (do-something)))


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