closing a named buffer?

[Dr Eberhard W Lisse]

	buffer-close-all

will do what I want for this particular issue.

el

On 14/12/2022 18:18, Paul A. Rubin wrote:
> On 12/14/22 10:52, Dr Eberhard Lisse wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I can easily close the current buffer with a command like (on the mac)
>>
>>     LYXPIPE=$(find ~/Library/Application\ Support ~/.lyx \
>>        -name .lyxpipe.in 2>/dev/null | head -1)   
>>     echo "LYXCMD:P2:buffer-close" > "$LYXPIPE"
>>
>> Is it possible to close a named buffer even another was "active" using
>> the LYXPIPE mechanism?
>>
>> Let's say the file names I am editing are a.lyx and b.lyx, and a.lyx is
>> in front, how would I close b.lyx while keeping a.lyx in front/active?
>>
>> I am willing to RTFM :-)-O
>>
>> el
>>
> I don't know if this would fit your intended use, but you could use a
> command sequence like "buffer-switch
> /path/to/b.lyx;buffer-close;buffer-switch /path/to/a.lyx", assuming that
> you knew the file names/paths when the sequence was triggered. I'm not
> sure if the switch back to a.lyx is necessary. It may depend on whether
> there are more than two buffers open when you execute the command sequence.
> 
> Paul
>