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Save last search string between sessions

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From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Save last search string between sessions
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 09:40:23 +0800

You know just the other day I was reading
(info "(emacs) Repeat Isearch")
and thinking, oh the mighty emacs, doesn't even have an option to save
the last search string between session, like the puny less(1) can.
Let's see, you could save it in .emacs.d/* somewhere.
(Yes, I'm sure somebody has already implemented this as an add-on.)
(Sure, you might say well then also save the last yank area too, etc.
but I didn't say that.)

Ah yes, say goodbye to every morning:
"I-search:  [No previous search string]"
(which by the way doesn't show up in *Messages*)

Message #8 received at 34474 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
To: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Cc: 34474 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#34474: Save last search string between sessions
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 09:54:18 +0100

積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org> writes:

> You know just the other day I was reading
> (info "(emacs) Repeat Isearch")
> and thinking, oh the mighty emacs, doesn't even have an option to save
> the last search string between session, like the puny less(1) can.
> Let's see, you could save it in .emacs.d/* somewhere.
> (Yes, I'm sure somebody has already implemented this as an add-on.)
> (Sure, you might say well then also save the last yank area too, etc.
> but I didn't say that.)
>
> Ah yes, say goodbye to every morning:
> "I-search:  [No previous search string]"
> (which by the way doesn't show up in *Messages*)

desktop can do this. It is part of Emacs.

Robert

Message #11 received at 34474 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson
 <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>, 34474 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: RE: bug#34474: Save last search string between sessions
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 15:10:50 +0000 (UTC)

> Emacs doesn't even have an option to save
> the last search string between session

(`desktop.el' is overkill for this.  But if you're
using it anyway then sure, it will do this too.)

Use library `savehist.el'.  Just customize option
`savehist-additional-variables' to include both
`search-ring' and `regexp-search-ring.

Message #16 received at 34474 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 34474 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#34474: Save last search string between sessions
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2019 01:14:26 +0800

>>>>> "DA" == Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:
DA> (`desktop.el' is overkill for this.  But if you're
DA> using it anyway then sure, it will do this too.)

DA> Use library `savehist.el'.  Just customize option
DA> `savehist-additional-variables' to include both
DA> `search-ring' and `regexp-search-ring.

OK, be sure to make a note about this/these in (info "(emacs) Repeat Isearch"). Thanks.

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