FG42/conf/emacs.d/snippets/text-mode/emacs-lisp-mode/file.process

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#name : a function that process a file
#contributor : Xah Lee
# --
(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")))