# contributor: Xah Lee (XahLee.org) # name: a function that process a file # key: x-file # -- (defun doThisFile (fpath) "Process the file at path FPATH ..." (let () ;; create temp buffer without undo record or font lock. (more efficient) ;; first space in temp buff name is necessary (set-buffer (get-buffer-create " myTemp")) (insert-file-contents fpath nil nil nil t) ;; process it ... ;; (goto-char 0) ; move to begining of file's content (in case it was open) ;; ... do something here ;; (write-file fpath) ;; write back to the file (kill-buffer " myTemp")))