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Re: rename buffer but overwrite already existing one
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Uwe Brauer |
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Re: rename buffer but overwrite already existing one |
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Mon, 23 Mar 2020 20:24:56 +0100 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
>>> "SM" == Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> writes:
>> Couldn't rename-buffer, optionally, overwrite the content of a buffer.
> Yes and no: it depends on what you mean by "overwrite the content of a
buffer".
> Here's what I think could be done easily:
> - say you have buffers "mybuf" "otherbuf"
> - you're in "mybuf" and you do `M-x rename-buffer RET otherbuf RET`.
> - Emacs currently refuses it but it could accept your command by
> first renaming "otherbuf" to "otherbuf<1>", or by
> killing "otherbuf",
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
this is what I would prefer! Kill it.
> or by asking you for a new name to use for that other buffer.
> But the two buffers can be unified into a single one.
> Of course, another option might be to tweak `rename-uniquely` so it
> automatically chooses a more informative name than what you get by
> adding a "<N>". I think such a feature might be a good idea
> in general. E.g. we could add a variable `buffer-name-suffix-function`
> which some major modes could set to provide "meaningful" unique names.
Yeah, but I tend to loose the track easily of these buffers.
> Stefan
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- Re: rename buffer but overwrite already existing one, Uwe Brauer, 2020/03/23
- Re: rename buffer but overwrite already existing one, Andreas Schwab, 2020/03/23
- Re: rename buffer but overwrite already existing one, Uwe Brauer, 2020/03/23
- Re: rename buffer but overwrite already existing one, Stephen Berman, 2020/03/23
- Re: rename buffer but overwrite already existing one, Uwe Brauer, 2020/03/23
- Re: rename buffer but overwrite already existing one, Stephen Berman, 2020/03/23
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