Function: package-menu-filter-by-description

package-menu-filter-by-description is an interactive and byte-compiled function defined in package.el.gz.

Signature

(package-menu-filter-by-description DESCRIPTION)

Documentation

Filter the "*Packages*" buffer by DESCRIPTION regexp.

Display only packages with a description that matches regexp DESCRIPTION.

When called interactively, prompt for DESCRIPTION.

If DESCRIPTION is nil or the empty string, show all packages.

Probably introduced at or before Emacs version 28.1.

Key Bindings

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el.gz
(defun package-menu-filter-by-description (description)
  "Filter the \"*Packages*\" buffer by DESCRIPTION regexp.
Display only packages with a description that matches regexp
DESCRIPTION.

When called interactively, prompt for DESCRIPTION.

If DESCRIPTION is nil or the empty string, show all packages."
  (interactive (list (read-regexp "Filter by description (regexp)"))
               package-menu-mode)
  (package--ensure-package-menu-mode)
  (if (or (not description) (string-empty-p description))
      (package-menu--generate t t)
    (package-menu--filter-by (lambda (pkg-desc)
                        (string-match description
                                      (package-desc-summary pkg-desc)))
                      (format "desc:%s" description))))