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When writing small functions to be run from hooks (and stuff), it's
vital to have access to the Gnus internal functions and variables.
Below is a list of the most common ones.
gnus-newsgroup-name
-
This variable holds the name of the current newsgroup.
gnus-find-method-for-group
-
A function that returns the select method for group.
gnus-group-real-name
-
Takes a full (prefixed) Gnus group name, and returns the unprefixed
name.
gnus-group-prefixed-name
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Takes an unprefixed group name and a select method, and returns the full
(prefixed) Gnus group name.
gnus-get-info
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Returns the group info list for group.
gnus-group-unread
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The number of unread articles in group, or
t
if that is
unknown.
gnus-active
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The active entry for group.
gnus-set-active
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Set the active entry for group.
gnus-add-current-to-buffer-list
-
Adds the current buffer to the list of buffers to be killed on Gnus
exit.
gnus-continuum-version
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Takes a Gnus version string as a parameter and returns a floating point
number. Earlier versions will always get a lower number than later
versions.
gnus-group-read-only-p
-
Says whether group is read-only or not.
gnus-news-group-p
-
Says whether group came from a news back end.
gnus-ephemeral-group-p
-
Says whether group is ephemeral or not.
gnus-server-to-method
-
Returns the select method corresponding to server.
gnus-server-equal
-
Says whether two virtual servers are equal.
gnus-group-native-p
-
Says whether group is native or not.
gnus-group-secondary-p
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Says whether group is secondary or not.
gnus-group-foreign-p
-
Says whether group is foreign or not.
group-group-find-parameter
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Returns the parameter list of group. If given a second parameter,
returns the value of that parameter for group.
gnus-group-set-parameter
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Takes three parameters; group, parameter and value.
gnus-narrow-to-body
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Narrows the current buffer to the body of the article.
gnus-check-backend-function
-
Takes two parameters, function and group. If the back end
group comes from supports function, return non-
nil
.
(gnus-check-backend-function "request-scan" "nnml:misc")
=> t
gnus-read-method
-
Prompts the user for a select method.
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