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I would like to be able to delete any open notebook with some specific text string in its name. Notebooks[] returns a list of open notebook objects, but to get the names, I am using a kluge involving 

ToString[NotebookGet[#]]&/@Notebooks[]

followed by using StringPosition[#,"WindowsTitle"] and then StringTake[] based on the string positions returned. When I get the exact name of the notebook of interest, it's easy to close it with NotebookClose[name].

I'll bet there is a very straightforward way to extract properties from notebook objects. But I can't find it.

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If the open notebooks have already a filename (ie if they have been saved somewhere) : 

NotebookFileName /@ Notebooks[]

otherwise you can use : 

NotebookInformation /@ Notebooks[]
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  • $\begingroup$ It's so simple. Thanks again. $\endgroup$
    – George Wolfe
    Jan 25, 2018 at 20:57
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Does:

AbsoluteCurrentValue[Notebooks[], WindowTitle]

work for you?

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  • $\begingroup$ I knew there was an easy way. Thanks! $\endgroup$
    – George Wolfe
    Jan 25, 2018 at 20:56
  • $\begingroup$ @Carl Woll: Is there a way like your suggestion above to list the names of all the variables and tagged cells in a notebook? $\endgroup$
    – Tugrul Temel
    Dec 10, 2019 at 15:53

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