:type '(repeat (choice regexp function))
:group 'ibuffer)
+(defcustom ibuffer-never-search-content-name
+ (let* ((names '("Completions" "Help" "Messages" "Pp Eval Output"
+ "CompileLog" "Info" "Buffer List" "Ibuffer" "Apropos"))
+ (partial '("Customize Option: " "Async Shell Command\\*"
+ "Shell Command Output\\*" "ediff "))
+ (beg "\\`\\*")
+ (end "\\*\\'")
+ (excluded (mapcar (lambda (x)
+ (format "%s%s" beg x)) partial)))
+ (dolist (str names (nreverse excluded))
+ (push (format "%s%s%s" beg str end) excluded)))
+ "A list of regexps for buffers ignored by `ibuffer-mark-by-content-regexp'.
+Buffers whose name matches a regexp in this list, are not searched."
+ :version "25.2"
+ :type '(repeat regexp)
+ :require 'ibuf-ext
+ :group 'ibuffer)
+
+(defcustom ibuffer-never-search-content-mode '(dired-mode)
+ "A list of major modes ignored by `ibuffer-mark-by-content-regexp'.
+Buffers whose major mode is in this list, are not searched."
+ :version "25.2"
+ :type '(repeat regexp)
+ :require 'ibuf-ext
+ :group 'ibuffer)
+
(defvar ibuffer-tmp-hide-regexps nil
"A list of regexps which should match buffer names to not show.")
(when name
(string-match regexp name))))))
+;;;###autoload
+(defun ibuffer-mark-by-content-regexp (regexp &optional all-buffers)
+ "Mark all buffers whose content matches REGEXP.
+Optional arg ALL-BUFFERS, if non-nil, then search in all buffers.
+Otherwise buffers whose name matches an element of
+`ibuffer-never-search-content-name' or whose major mode is on
+`ibuffer-never-search-content-mode' are excluded."
+ (interactive (let ((reg (read-string "Mark by content (regexp): ")))
+ (list reg current-prefix-arg)))
+ (ibuffer-mark-on-buffer
+ #'(lambda (buf)
+ (let ((mode (with-current-buffer buf major-mode))
+ res)
+ (cond ((and (not all-buffers)
+ (or
+ (memq mode ibuffer-never-search-content-mode)
+ (cl-some (lambda (x) (string-match x (buffer-name buf)))
+ ibuffer-never-search-content-name)))
+ (setq res nil))
+ (t
+ (with-current-buffer buf
+ (save-mark-and-excursion
+ (goto-char (point-min))
+ (setq res (re-search-forward regexp nil t)))))) res))))
+
;;;###autoload
(defun ibuffer-mark-by-mode (mode)
"Mark all buffers whose major mode equals MODE."
(define-key map (kbd "% n") 'ibuffer-mark-by-name-regexp)
(define-key map (kbd "% m") 'ibuffer-mark-by-mode-regexp)
(define-key map (kbd "% f") 'ibuffer-mark-by-file-name-regexp)
+ (define-key map (kbd "% c") 'ibuffer-mark-by-content-regexp)
+ (define-key map (kbd "% g") 'ibuffer-mark-by-content-regexp)
(define-key map (kbd "C-t") 'ibuffer-visit-tags-table)
'(menu-item "Mark by file name (regexp)..."
ibuffer-mark-by-file-name-regexp
:help "Mark buffers whose file name matches a regexp"))
+ (define-key-after map [menu-bar mark ibuffer-mark-by-content-regexp]
+ '(menu-item "Mark by content (regexp)..."
+ ibuffer-mark-by-content-regexp
+ :help "Mark buffers whose content matches a regexp"))
map))
`\\[ibuffer-mark-by-name-regexp]' - Mark buffers by their name, using a regexp.
`\\[ibuffer-mark-by-mode-regexp]' - Mark buffers by their major mode, using a regexp.
`\\[ibuffer-mark-by-file-name-regexp]' - Mark buffers by their filename, using a regexp.
+ `\\[ibuffer-mark-by-content-regexp]' - Mark buffers by their content, using a regexp.
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