Function: package-menu-filter-by-name-or-description

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

Signature

(package-menu-filter-by-name-or-description NAME-OR-DESCRIPTION)

Documentation

Filter the "*Packages*" buffer by the regexp NAME-OR-DESCRIPTION.

Display only packages whose name or description matches the regexp NAME-OR-DESCRIPTION.

When called interactively, prompt for NAME-OR-DESCRIPTION.

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

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Key Bindings

Source Code

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

When called interactively, prompt for NAME-OR-DESCRIPTION.

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