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From: reader@newsguy.com
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Run Shell Command on Buffer
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 00:47:41 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87mz47a9gy.fsf@newsguy.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 20070124234028.GA15247@fastmail.fm

super-nub <scame@fastmail.fm> writes:

> Hi Pete,
>
> for example I want to execute `grep' on my buffer/file to get a
> survey of the section headings in my document (that I keep in a
> special format for this purpose), e.g.:
>
> $ egrep '^\s*-[[:upper:]]+' myfile
> $ -INTRODUCTION
> $     -BLA BLA
> $     -BLA 2
> $ -MAIN PART
> $     -MISCELLANEOUS
> $         -ETC BLA BLA

It looks like `M-x occur' may be what you want.  It will display all the
hits in a separate buffer.

Another nifty aspect is that you can use the hits provided as links to
jump to them in the parent buffer.

If I understood your usage M-x occur will be just the ticket.

If you like this tool... type M-x occur<spc><spc> to see other
formulations of using it.

  reply	other threads:[~2007-01-25  6:47 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-01-24 21:02 Run Shell Command on Buffer super-nub
2007-01-24 21:24 ` Peter Dyballa
2007-01-24 23:40   ` super-nub
2007-01-25  6:47     ` reader [this message]
2007-01-25 10:52       ` super-nub
2007-01-25 15:45         ` Drew Adams
     [not found]   ` <mailman.3545.1169683280.2155.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2007-01-25  2:32     ` Barry Margolin
2007-01-25 10:11       ` scame
2007-01-25 10:44         ` super-nub
     [not found] <mailman.3538.1169672554.2155.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2007-01-24 21:58 ` Marc Tfardy
2007-01-25  0:01   ` scame
     [not found] <mailman.3575.1169739977.2155.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2007-01-25 20:11 ` Ted Zlatanov
2007-01-25 21:04   ` Drew Adams
     [not found] <mailman.3595.1169759151.2155.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2007-01-26 15:57 ` Ted Zlatanov

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