GNU bug report logs - #29389
C-x b oc<TAB> couldn't find "*Occur*" buffer

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From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: C-x b oc<TAB> couldn't find "*Occur*" buffer
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 01:40:54 +0800

C-x b runs the command switch-to-buffer.

It usually is good guessing names via tab expansion, but today when I
typed

C-x b oc<TAB>

it couldn't find any buffer, so I had to do

C-x b Oc<TAB>

to be able to expand to the "*Occur*" buffer (that I created earlier
using M-x occur.)

Message #8 received at 29389 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: John Mastro <john.b.mastro <at> gmail.com>
To: 29389 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Subject: Re: bug#29389: C-x b oc<TAB> couldn't find "*Occur*" buffer
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 15:33:42 -0800

積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org> wrote:
> C-x b runs the command switch-to-buffer.
>
> It usually is good guessing names via tab expansion, but today when I
> typed
>
> C-x b oc<TAB>
>
> it couldn't find any buffer, so I had to do
>
> C-x b Oc<TAB>
>
> to be able to expand to the "*Occur*" buffer (that I created earlier
> using M-x occur.)

You just need to set read-buffer-completion-ignore-case to non-nil.

There are also variables completion-ignore-case and
read-file-name-completion-ignore-case for other completion scenarios.

        John

Message #11 received at 29389 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: John Mastro <john.b.mastro <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 29389 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#29389: C-x b oc<TAB> couldn't find "*Occur*" buffer
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 10:52:34 +0800

>>>>> "JM" == John Mastro <john.b.mastro <at> gmail.com> writes:
JM> 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org> wrote:
>> C-x b runs the command switch-to-buffer.
JM> You just need to set read-buffer-completion-ignore-case to non-nil.

Thanks! One would hope the switch-to-buffer document string would
mention it...

Message #16 received at 29389-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Cc: 29389-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, john.b.mastro <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#29389: C-x b oc<TAB> couldn't find "*Occur*" buffer
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2017 16:00:32 +0200

> From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson
> 	<jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
> Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 10:52:34 +0800
> Cc: 29389 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> >>>>> "JM" == John Mastro <john.b.mastro <at> gmail.com> writes:
> JM> 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org> wrote:
> >> C-x b runs the command switch-to-buffer.
> JM> You just need to set read-buffer-completion-ignore-case to non-nil.
> 
> Thanks! One would hope the switch-to-buffer document string would
> mention it...

It's mentioned in the doc string of read-buffer, which is used to read
and complete on buffer names.  I've now added to the doc string of
switch-to-buffer a reference to read-buffer.

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