Re: If exists, Kill buffer

[david@adboyd.com (J. David Boyd)]

Tim Johnson <tim@johnsons-web.com> writes:

> I need a function that will kill a (named) buffer if it exists.
> 1)Is there one?
>   a)If not, I will need a function that checks for the existance
>     of a buffer by name.
>   b)Is there one?
> Pointers to docs, resources welcomed.
> tim
>
> --
> Tim Johnson <tim@johnsons-web.com>
>       http://www.alaska-internet-solutions.com



I don't recall where I came by this, on this group probably...


(defun kill-buffers-matching (regexp)
  (interactive "sKill buffers matching: ")
  (dolist (i
	   (buffer-list))
    (when (string-match regexp (buffer-name i))
      (kill-buffer i))))



Dave in Largo, FL