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diff .elisp/settings/99.move-file.el @ 454:2f24474b1f84
move-file: new function for emacs to move a file and fix up the buffer
author | Augie Fackler <raf@durin42.com> |
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date | Sat, 10 Dec 2016 18:43:17 -0500 |
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new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/.elisp/settings/99.move-file.el @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +;; emacs move-file function from http://zck.me/emacs-move-file + +(defun move-file (new-location) + "Write this file to NEW-LOCATION, and delete the old one." + (interactive (list (if buffer-file-name + (read-file-name "Move file to: ") + (read-file-name "Move file to: " + default-directory + (expand-file-name (file-name-nondirectory (buffer-name)) + default-directory))))) + (when (file-exists-p new-location) + (delete-file new-location)) + (let ((old-location (buffer-file-name))) + (write-file new-location t) + (when (and old-location + (file-exists-p new-location)) + (delete-file old-location))))