Function: package-menu-hide-package

package-menu-hide-package is an interactive and byte-compiled function defined in package.el.gz.

Signature

(package-menu-hide-package)

Documentation

Hide in Package Menu packages that match a regexp.

Prompt for the regexp to match against package names. The default regexp will hide only the package whose name is at point.

The regexp is added to the list in the user option package-hidden-regexps and saved for future sessions.

To unhide a package, type M-x customize-variable (customize-variable) RET package-hidden-regexps.

Type M-x package-menu-toggle-hiding (package-menu-toggle-hiding) to toggle package hiding.

Key Bindings

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el.gz
(defun package-menu-hide-package ()
  "Hide in Package Menu packages that match a regexp.
Prompt for the regexp to match against package names.
The default regexp will hide only the package whose name is at point.

The regexp is added to the list in the user option
`package-hidden-regexps' and saved for future sessions.

To unhide a package, type
`\\[customize-variable] RET package-hidden-regexps'.

Type \\[package-menu-toggle-hiding] to toggle package hiding."
  (declare (interactive-only "change `package-hidden-regexps' instead."))
  (interactive nil package-menu-mode)
  (package--ensure-package-menu-mode)
  (let* ((name (when (derived-mode-p 'package-menu-mode)
                 (concat "\\`" (regexp-quote (symbol-name (package-desc-name
                                                           (tabulated-list-get-id))))
                         "\\'")))
         (re (read-string "Hide packages matching regexp: " name)))
    ;; Test if it is valid.
    (string-match re "")
    (push re package-hidden-regexps)
    (customize-save-variable 'package-hidden-regexps package-hidden-regexps)
    (package-menu--post-refresh)
    (let ((hidden
           (cl-remove-if-not (lambda (e) (string-match re (symbol-name (car e))))
                             package-archive-contents)))
      (message "Packages to hide: %d.  Type `%s' to toggle or `%s' to customize"
               (length hidden)
               (substitute-command-keys "\\[package-menu-toggle-hiding]")
               (substitute-command-keys "\\[customize-variable] RET package-hidden-regexps")))))