Re: How to get rid of default lines in the *scratch* buffer

[Stefan Monnier]

> (switch-to-buffer-other-frame "*scratch*")
> (delete-region (point-min) (point-max))

If you only want to empty the buffer, without any other side effects
(such as displaying the buffer elsewhere):

   (with-current-buffer "*scratch*" (delete-region (point-min) (point-max)))

or just

   (with-current-buffer "*scratch*" (erase-buffer))


-- Stefan