Function: replace-buffer-contents

replace-buffer-contents is an interactive and byte-compiled function defined in subr.el.gz.

This command is obsolete since 31.1; use replace-region-contents instead.

Signature

(replace-buffer-contents SOURCE &optional MAX-SECS MAX-COSTS)

Documentation

Replace accessible portion of current buffer with that of SOURCE.

SOURCE can be a buffer or a string that names a buffer. Interactively, prompt for SOURCE.

The replacement is performed using replace-region-contents which also describes the MAX-SECS and MAX-COSTS arguments and the return value.

Probably introduced at or before Emacs version 26.1.

Key Bindings

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/subr.el.gz
(defun replace-buffer-contents (source &optional max-secs max-costs)
  "Replace accessible portion of current buffer with that of SOURCE.
SOURCE can be a buffer or a string that names a buffer.
Interactively, prompt for SOURCE.

The replacement is performed using `replace-region-contents'
which also describes the MAX-SECS and MAX-COSTS arguments and the
return value."
  (declare (obsolete replace-region-contents "31.1"))
  (interactive "bSource buffer: ")
  (replace-region-contents (point-min) (point-max) (get-buffer source)
                           max-secs max-costs))