From: Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
To: Filipp Gunbin <fgunbin@fastmail.fm>
Cc: 20463@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#20463: 25.0.50; New deletion commands in buffer-menu [PATCH]
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 03:12:34 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <akbni6144d.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m2k2wuyg2p.fsf@fastmail.fm>
Filipp Gunbin wrote:
> What about these new commands in buffer-menu? I find these useful in
> sessions with lots of buffers.
>
> `D m' Prompt for major mode name and delete all buffers in that mode.
>
> `D b' Prompt for regexp and mark for deletion all buffers with matching
> names.
>
> `D f' Prompt for regexp and mark for deletion all buffers with mathing
> file names.
IMO the right solution is to replace buffer-menu with the more
featureful ibuffer, which already does all those things and more.
It's a long-standing TODO item; eg
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2010-10/msg00305.html
(the length of that thread suggests it's one of those "fun" Emacs topics
with more heat than light.)
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-04-30 7:12 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-04-29 17:55 bug#20463: 25.0.50; New deletion commands in buffer-menu [PATCH] Filipp Gunbin
2015-04-30 7:12 ` Glenn Morris [this message]
2015-04-30 16:06 ` Filipp Gunbin
2015-05-01 1:43 ` Stefan Monnier
2015-05-01 2:05 ` Filipp Gunbin
2015-05-01 2:20 ` Alexis
2015-05-01 17:56 ` Stefan Monnier
2015-05-08 11:18 ` Filipp Gunbin
2016-02-23 10:38 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
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