How to remove all text properties in a buffer

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The function remove-text-properties requires a list for the third argument props -- e.g., (remove-text-properties start end '(face nil))

How can I remove all text properties in a buffer in one fell swoop, without necessarily knowing what all of those properties are?

Sheesh. The answer is on the same page of the Elisp manual that describes remove-text-properties. You should be asking Emacs... — Drew, May 20 '15 at 1:08
@Drew -- you are correct -- I missed it by skimming a little too quickly. The upshot is that I learned the trick of using inhibit-read-only in conjunction with set-text-properties. — lawlist, May 20 '15 at 2:57

abo-abo · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-19 20:12:28Z

up vote 5 down vote accepted

Maybe this:

(let ((inhibit-read-only t))
  (set-text-properties (point-min) (point-max) nil))

answered May 19 '15 at 20:12

abo-abo

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Yes, that works -- thank you very much. I am adding your snippet to my custom version of a fundamental-mode to essentially restore everything in the buffer to just raw plain text. – lawlist May 19 '15 at 20:25

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