gistfile1.el

;;resurrect *scratch* buffer
;; FROM: Morten Welind
;;http://www.geocrawler.com/archives/3/338/1994/6/0/1877802/
(save-excursion
  (set-buffer (get-buffer-create "*scratch*"))
  (lisp-interaction-mode)
  (make-local-variable 'kill-buffer-query-functions)
  (add-hook 'kill-buffer-query-functions 'kill-scratch-buffer))

(defun kill-scratch-buffer ()
  ;; The next line is just in case someone calls this manually
  (set-buffer (get-buffer-create "*scratch*"))
  ;; Kill the current (*scratch*) buffer
  (remove-hook 'kill-buffer-query-functions 'kill-scratch-buffer)
  (kill-buffer (current-buffer))
  ;; Make a brand new *scratch* buffer
  (set-buffer (get-buffer-create "*scratch*"))
  (lisp-interaction-mode)
  (make-local-variable 'kill-buffer-query-functions)
  (add-hook 'kill-buffer-query-functions 'kill-scratch-buffer)
  ;; Since we killed it, don't let caller do that.
  (insert initial-scratch-message)
  nil)