filename from buffer-name

filename from buffer-name

[Sarir Khamsi]

I am trying to find the lisp function that will give me a filename,
and path, from a buffer name. Does anyone know what that function is?
Thanks.

Sarir

Re: filename from buffer-name

[Greg Hill]

At 2:38 PM -0700 10/12/04, Sarir Khamsi wrote:
>I am trying to find the lisp function that will give me a filename,
>and path, from a buffer name. Does anyone know what that function is?

buffer-file-name

Re: filename from buffer-name

[Jesper Harder]

Sarir Khamsi <sarir.khamsi@raytheon.com> writes:

> I am trying to find the lisp function that will give me a filename,
> and path, from a buffer name. Does anyone know what that function is?

,----[ C-h f buffer-file-name RET ]
| buffer-file-name is a built-in function in `C source code'.
| (buffer-file-name &optional BUFFER)
| 
| Return name of file BUFFER is visiting, or nil if none.
| No argument or nil as argument means use the current buffer.
| 
`----

-- 
Jesper Harder                                <http://purl.org/harder/>

RE: filename from buffer-name

[Drew Adams]

buffer-file-name

Get in the habit of using `M-x apropos'.
In this case apropos buffer file and/or name.

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I am trying to find the lisp function that will give me a filename,
and path, from a buffer name. Does anyone know what that function is?
Thanks.

Re: filename from buffer-name

[Sarir Khamsi]

"Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:

> buffer-file-name

Thanks.

> Get in the habit of using `M-x apropos'.
> In this case apropos buffer file and/or name.

Point well taken. I did try to look in another reference, but apropos
seems to be the way to go.