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1 \input texinfo @comment -*-texinfo-*-
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3 @c dired-x.texi --- Sebastian Kremer's Extra DIRED hacked up for GNU Emacs19
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4 @c
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5 @c Author: Sebastian Kremer <sk@thp.uni-koeln.de>
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6 @c Lawrence R. Dodd <dodd@roebling.poly.edu>
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7 @c [Dodd's address no longer valid.]
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8 @c Version: 2.52
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9 @c Date: 1994/08/09 16:51:31
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10 @c Keywords: dired extensions
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11 @c dired-x.el REVISION NUMBER: 2
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13 @c State: Released
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14 @c Ident: dired-x.texi,v 2.52 1994/08/09 16:51:31 dodd Released
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16 @comment %**start of header (This is for running Texinfo on a region.)
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17 @c FOR GNU EMACS USE ../info/dired-x BELOW
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18 @setfilename ../info/dired-x
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19 @c dired-x.el REVISION NUMBER
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20 @settitle Dired Extra Version 2 User's Manual
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22 @dircategory Emacs
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23 @direntry
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24 * Dired-X: (dired-x). Dired Extra Features.
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25 @end direntry
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26
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27 @iftex
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28 @finalout
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29 @end iftex
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30 @c @setchapternewpage odd % For book style double sided manual.
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31 @comment %**end of header (This is for running Texinfo on a region.)
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32 @c @smallbook
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33 @tex
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34 \overfullrule=0pt
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35 %\global\baselineskip 30pt % For printing in double spaces
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36 @end tex
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37
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38 @ifinfo
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39 @node Copyright, Top, (dir), (dir)
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40 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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41 This documents the ``extra'' features for Dired Mode for GNU Emacs found in
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42 the file @file{dired-x.el}.
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43
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44 Copyright @copyright{} 1993, 1994 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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45
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46 Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this
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47 manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are
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48 preserved on all copies.
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49
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50 Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified versions of
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51 this manual under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided that
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52 the entire resulting derived work is distributed under the terms of
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53 a permission notice identical to this one.
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54
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55 Permission is granted to copy and distribute translations of this
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56 manual into another language, under the above conditions for
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57 modified versions, except that this permission notice may be stated
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58 in a translation approved by the Free Software Foundation.
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59
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60 The file used to create this is called @file{dired-x.texi}, but the
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61 original work that was altered to make that file was called
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62 @file{dired.texi} written by Sebastian Kremer.
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63
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64 @ignore
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65 Permission is granted to process this file through TeX and print the
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66 results, provided the printed document carries copying permission
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67 notice identical to this one except for the removal of this paragraph
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68 (this paragraph not being relevant to the printed manual).
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69
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70 @end ignore
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71 @end ifinfo
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72
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73 @c
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74 @titlepage
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75 @sp 6
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76 @c dired-x.el REVISION NUMBER
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77 @center @titlefont{Dired Extra Version 2}
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78 @sp 2
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79 @center @titlefont{For The GNU Emacs}
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80 @sp 1
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81 @center @titlefont{Directory Editor}
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82 @sp 4
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83 @center Manual Revision: 2.52
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84 @center 1994/08/09 16:51:31
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85 @sp 5
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86 @center Lawrence R@. Dodd
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87 @c @center @t{dodd@@roebling.poly.edu}
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88 @sp 5
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89 @center (Based on @file{dired.texi} by Sebastian Kremer <sk@@thp.uni-koeln.de>)
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90 @page
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91 @vskip 0pt plus 1filll
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92 Copyright @copyright{} 1993, 1994 Free Software Foundation
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93
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94 Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of
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95 this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice
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96 are preserved on all copies.
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97
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98 Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified versions of
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99 this manual under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided that
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100 the entire resulting derived work is distributed under the terms of
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101 a permission notice identical to this one.
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102
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103 Permission is granted to copy and distribute translations of this
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104 manual into another language, under the above conditions for
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105 modified versions, except that this permission notice may be stated
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106 in a translation approved by the Free Software Foundation.
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107
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108 The file used to create this is called @file{dired-x.texi}, but the
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109 original work that was altered to make that file was called
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110 @file{dired.texi} written by Sebastian Kremer.
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111
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112 @end titlepage
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113
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114 @page
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115
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116 @ifinfo
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117
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118 @node Top, Introduction, Copyright, (dir)
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119 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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120
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121 @noindent
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122 This documents the ``extra'' features for Dired Mode for GNU Emacs that are
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123 provided by the file @file{dired-x.el}.
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124
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125 @itemize @bullet
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126
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127 @item
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128 Based on @file{dired.texi} by Sebastian Kremer <sk@@thp.uni-koeln.de>
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129
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130 @c dired-x.el REVISION NUMBER
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131 @item
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132 For @file{dired-x.el} revision 2
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133
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134 @c @item
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135 @c Revision of this manual: 2.52 (1994/08/09 16:51:31)
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136
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137 @c @item
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138 @c Bugs to Lawrence R. Dodd <dodd@@roebling.poly.edu>. @emph{Please} type
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139 @c @kbd{M-x dired-x-submit-report} to submit a bug report (@pxref{Bugs}).
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140
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141 @c @item
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142 @c You can obtain a copy of this package via anonymous ftp in
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143 @c @t{/roebling.poly.edu:/pub/packages/dired-x.tar.gz}
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144
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145 @end itemize
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146
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147 @menu
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148 * Introduction::
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149 * Installation::
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150 * Omitting Files in Dired::
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151 * Local Variables::
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152 * Shell Command Guessing::
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153 * Virtual Dired::
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154 * Advanced Mark Commands::
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155 * Multiple Dired Directories::
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156 * Find File At Point::
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157 * Miscellaneous Commands::
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158 * Bugs::
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159
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160 * Concept Index::
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161 * Command Index::
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162 * Key Index::
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163 * Variable Index::
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164
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165 @end menu
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166
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167 @end ifinfo
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168
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169 @node Introduction, Features, Top, Top
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170 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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171 @chapter Introduction
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172
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173 This documents the @emph{extra} features for Dired Mode for GNU Emacs. It
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174 is derived from version 1.191 of Sebastian Kremer's @file{dired-x.el}.
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175
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176 In adopting this @file{dired-x.el} to GNU Emacs v19 some material that has
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177 been incorporated into @file{dired.el} and @file{dired-aux.el} of the GNU Emacs
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178 19 distribution has been removed and some material was modified for agreement
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179 with the functions in @file{dired.el} and @file{dired-aux.el}. For example,
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180 the code using @code{gmhist} history functions was replaced with code using
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181 the mini-buffer history now built into GNU Emacs. Finally, a few other
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182 features have been added and a few more functions have been bound to keys.
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183
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184 @ifinfo
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185 @menu
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186 * Features::
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187 * Technical Details::
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188 @end menu
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189 @end ifinfo
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190
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191 @node Features, Technical Details, Introduction, Introduction
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192 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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193 @section Features
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194 @cindex Features
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195
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196 Some features provided by Dired Extra
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197
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198 @enumerate
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199 @item
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200 Omitting of uninteresting files from dired listing.
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201 @itemize @bullet
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202 @xref{Omitting Files in Dired}.
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203 @end itemize
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204 @item
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205 Local variables for dired directories.
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206 @itemize @bullet
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207 @xref{Local Variables}.
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208 @end itemize
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209 @item
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210 Guessing shell commands in dired buffers.
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211 @itemize @bullet
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212 @xref{Shell Command Guessing}.
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213 @end itemize
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214 @item
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215 Running dired command in non-dired buffers.
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216 @itemize @bullet
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217 @xref{Virtual Dired}.
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218 @end itemize
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219 @item
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220 Finding a file mentioned in a buffer
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221 @itemize @bullet
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222 @xref{Find File At Point}.
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223 @end itemize
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224 @item
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225 Commands using file marking.
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226 @itemize @bullet
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227 @xref{Advanced Mark Commands}.
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228 @end itemize
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229 @end enumerate
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230
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231 @noindent
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232 @file{dired-x.el} binds some functions to keys in Dired Mode (@pxref{Key
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233 Index}) and also binds @kbd{C-x C-j} and @kbd{C-x 4 C-j} @emph{globally} to
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234 @code{dired-jump} (@pxref{Miscellaneous Commands}). It may also bind @kbd{C-x
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235 C-f} and @kbd{C-x 4 C-f} to @code{dired-x-find-file} and
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236 @code{dired-x-find-file-other-window}, respectively (@pxref{Find File At
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237 Point}).
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238
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239 @node Technical Details, Installation, Features, Introduction
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240 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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241 @section Technical Details
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242 @cindex Redefined functions
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243 @cindex @file{dired-aux.el}
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244
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245 When loaded this code @emph{redefines} the following functions of GNU Emacs
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246 from @file{dired.el}
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247
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248 @itemize @bullet
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249 @item
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250 @code{dired-clean-up-after-deletion}
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251 @item
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252 @code{dired-find-buffer-nocreate}
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253 @item
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254 @code{dired-initial-position}
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255 @item
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256 @code{dired-up-directory}
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257 @end itemize
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258
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259 @noindent
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260 and the following functions from @file{dired-aux.el}
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261
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262 @itemize @bullet
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263 @item
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264 @code{dired-add-entry}
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265 @item
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266 @code{dired-read-shell-command}
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267 @end itemize
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268
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269 @node Installation, Optional Installation Dired Jump, Technical Details, Top
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270 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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271 @chapter Installation
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272
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273 @noindent
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274 This manual describes the dired features provided by the file
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275 @file{dired-x.el}. To take advantage of these features, you must load the
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276 file and (optionally) set some variables.
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277
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278 @noindent
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279 In your @file{.emacs} file in your home directory, or in the system-wide
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280 initialization file @file{default.el} in the @file{site-lisp} directory, put
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281
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282 @example
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283 (add-hook 'dired-load-hook
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284 (lambda ()
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285 (load "dired-x")
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286 ;; Set dired-x global variables here. For example:
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287 ;; (setq dired-guess-shell-gnutar "gtar")
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288 ;; (setq dired-x-hands-off-my-keys nil)
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289 ))
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290 (add-hook 'dired-mode-hook
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291 (lambda ()
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292 ;; Set dired-x buffer-local variables here. For example:
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293 ;; (setq dired-omit-files-p t)
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294 ))
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295 @end example
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296
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297 @noindent
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298 This will load @file{dired-x.el} when dired is first invoked (for example,
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299 when you first do @kbd{C-x d}).
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300
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301 @ifinfo
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302 @menu
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303 * Optional Installation Dired Jump::
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304 * Optional Installation File At Point::
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305 @end menu
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306 @end ifinfo
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307
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308 @node Optional Installation Dired Jump, Optional Installation File At Point, Installation, Installation
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309 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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310 @section Optional Installation Dired Jump
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311
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312 @cindex Autoloading @code{dired-jump} and @code{dired-jump-other-window}
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313
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314 In order to have @code{dired-jump} and @code{dired-jump-other-window}
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315 (@pxref{Miscellaneous Commands}) work @emph{before} @code{dired} and
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316 @code{dired-x} have been properly loaded the user should set-up an autoload
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317 for these functions. In your @file{.emacs} file put
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318
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319 @example
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320 ;;; Autoload `dired-jump' and `dired-jump-other-window'.
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321 ;;; We autoload from FILE dired.el. This will then load dired-x.el
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322 ;;; and hence define `dired-jump' and `dired-jump-other-window'.
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323 (define-key global-map "\C-x\C-j" 'dired-jump)
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324 (define-key global-map "\C-x4\C-j" 'dired-jump-other-window)
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325
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326 (autoload (quote dired-jump) "dired" "\
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327 Jump to dired buffer corresponding to current buffer.
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328 If in a file, dired the current directory and move to file's line.
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329 If in dired already, pop up a level and goto old directory's line.
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330 In case the proper dired file line cannot be found, refresh the dired
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331 buffer and try again." t nil)
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332
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333 (autoload (quote dired-jump-other-window) "dired" "\
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334 Like \\[dired-jump] (dired-jump) but in other window." t nil)
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335 @end example
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336
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337 Note that in recent releases of GNU Emacs 19 (i.e., 19.25 or later) the file
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338 @file{../lisp/loaddefs.el} of the Emacs distribution already contains the
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339 proper auto-loading for @code{dired-jump} so you need only put
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340
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341 @example
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342 (define-key global-map "\C-x\C-j" 'dired-jump)
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343 @end example
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344
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345 @noindent in your @file{.emacs} file in order to have @kbd{C-x C-j} work
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346 before @code{dired} is loaded.
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347
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348 @node Optional Installation File At Point, , Optional Installation Dired Jump, Installation
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349 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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350 @section Optional Installation File At Point
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351
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352 @cindex Binding @code{dired-x-find-file}
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353 If you choose to have @file{dired-x.el} bind @code{dired-x-find-file} over
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354 @code{find-file} (@pxref{Find File At Point}), then you will need to set
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355 @code{dired-x-hands-off-my-keys} and make a call to the function
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356 @code{dired-x-bind-find-file} in the @code{dired-load-hook}:
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357
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358 @example
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359 (add-hook 'dired-load-hook
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360 (lambda ()
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361 (load "dired-x")
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362 ;; Bind dired-x-find-file.
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363 (setq dired-x-hands-off-my-keys nil)
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364 ;; Make sure our binding preference is invoked.
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365 (dired-x-bind-find-file)
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366 ))
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367 @end example
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368
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369 Alternatively, you can set the variable @emph{before} @file{dired-x.el} is
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370 loaded
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371
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372 @example
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373 (add-hook 'dired-load-hook
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374 (lambda ()
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375 ;; Bind dired-x-find-file.
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376 (setq dired-x-hands-off-my-keys nil)
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377 (load "dired-x")
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378 ))
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379 @end example
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380
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381 @node Omitting Files in Dired, Omitting Variables, , Top
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382 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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383 @chapter Omitting Files in Dired
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384
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385 @cindex Omitting Files in Dired
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386 @dfn{Omitting} a file means removing it from the directory listing. Omitting
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387 is useful for keeping Dired buffers free of ``uninteresting'' files (for
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388 instance, auto-save, auxiliary, backup, and revision control files) so that
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389 the user can concentrate on the interesting files. Like hidden files, omitted
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390 files are never seen by Dired. Omitting differs from hiding in several
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391 respects:
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392
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393 @itemize @bullet
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394
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395 @item
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396 Omitting works on individual files, not on directories; an entire directory
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397 cannot be omitted (though each of its files could be).
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398
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399 @item
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400 Omitting is wholesale; if omitting is turned on for a dired buffer, then all
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401 uninteresting files listed in that buffer are omitted. The user does not omit
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402 (or unomit) files one at a time.
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403
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404 @item
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405 Omitting can be automatic; uninteresting file lines in the buffer can be
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406 removed before the user ever sees them.
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407
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408 @item
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409 Marked files are never omitted.
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410 @end itemize
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411
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412 @table @kbd
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413 @item M-o
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414 @kindex M-o
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415 @findex dired-omit-toggle
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416 (@code{dired-omit-toggle}) Toggle between displaying and omitting
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417 ``uninteresting'' files. With a prefix argument, don't toggle and just mark
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418 the files, but don't actually omit them.
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419 @end table
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420
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421 @noindent
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422 In order to make Dired Omit work you first need to load @file{dired-x.el}
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423 inside @code{dired-load-hook} (@pxref{Installation}) and then set
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424 @code{dired-omit-files-p} in some way (@pxref{Omitting Variables}).
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425
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426 @ifinfo
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427 @menu
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428 * Omitting Variables::
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429 * Omitting Examples::
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430 * Omitting Technical::
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431 @end menu
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432 @end ifinfo
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433
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434 @node Omitting Variables, Omitting Examples, Omitting Files in Dired, Omitting Files in Dired
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435 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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436
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437 @section Omitting Variables
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438
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439 The following variables can be used to customize omitting.
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440
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441 @table @code
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442
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443 @vindex dired-omit-files-p
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444 @item dired-omit-files-p
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445
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446 Default: @code{nil}
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447
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448 @cindex How to make omitting the default in Dired
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449 If non-@code{nil}, ``uninteresting'' files are not listed. Uninteresting
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450 files are those whose filenames match regexp @code{dired-omit-files}, plus
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451 those ending with extensions in @code{dired-omit-extensions}. @kbd{M-o}
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452 (@code{dired-omit-toggle}) toggles its value, which is buffer-local. Put
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453
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454 @example
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455 (setq dired-omit-files-p t)
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456 @end example
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457
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458 inside your @code{dired-mode-hook} to have omitting initially turned on in
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459 @emph{every} Dired buffer (@pxref{Installation}). You can then use @kbd{M-o} to
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460 unomit in that buffer.
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461
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462 To enable omitting automatically only in certain directories one can use Dired
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463 Local Variables and put
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464
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465 @example
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466 Local Variables:
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467 dired-omit-files-p: t
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468 End:
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469 @end example
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470
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471 @noindent
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472 into a file @file{.dired} (the default value of
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473 @code{dired-local-variables-file}) in that directory (@pxref{Local Variables}).
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474
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475 @table @code
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476 @findex dired-omit-here-always
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477 @item dired-omit-here-always
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478
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479 This is an interactive function that creates a local variables file exactly
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480 like the example above (if it does not already exist) in the file
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481 @code{dired-local-variables-file} in the current directory and then refreshes
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482 the directory listing (@pxref{Local Variables}).
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483 @end table
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484
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485 @vindex dired-omit-files
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486 @item dired-omit-files
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487
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488 Default: @code{"^#\\|\\.$"}
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489
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490 Filenames matching this buffer-local regexp will not be displayed.
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491 This only has effect when @code{dired-omit-files-p} is t.
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492
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493 The default value omits the special directories @file{.} and @file{..} and
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494 autosave files (plus other files ending in ``.'') (@pxref{Omitting Examples}).
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495
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496 @vindex dired-omit-extensions
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497 @item dired-omit-extensions
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498
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499 Default: The elements of @code{completion-ignored-extensions} (as defined in
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500 the file @file{loaddefs.el} of the GNU Emacs distribution),
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501 @code{dired-latex-unclean-extensions}, @code{dired-bibtex-unclean-extensions}
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502 and @code{dired-texinfo-unclean-extensions}.
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503
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504 If non-@code{nil}, a list of extensions (strings) to omit from Dired listings.
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505 Its format is the same as that of @code{completion-ignored-extensions}.
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506
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507 @vindex dired-omit-localp
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508 @item dired-omit-localp
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509
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510 Default: @code{'no-dir}
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511
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512 The @var{localp} argument @code{dired-omit-expunge} passes to
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513 @code{dired-get-filename}. If it is @code{'no-dir}, omitting is much faster,
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514 but you can only match against the non-directory part of the filename. Set it
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515 to @code{nil} if you need to match the whole pathname or @code{t} to match the
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516 pathname relative to the buffer's top-level directory.
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517
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518 @item dired-omit-marker-char
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519 @vindex dired-omit-marker-char
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520 @cindex Omitting additional files
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521 Default: @kbd{C-o}
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522
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523 Temporary marker used by by Dired to implement omitting. Should never be used
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524 as marker by the user or other packages. There is one exception to this rule:
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525 by doing
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526
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527 @example
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528 (setq dired-mark-keys "\C-o")
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529 ;; i.e., the value of dired-omit-marker-char
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530 ;; (which is not defined yet)
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531 @end example
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532
|
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533 anywhere in your @file{~/.emacs}, you will bind the @kbd{C-o} key to insert a
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534 @kbd{C-o} marker, thus causing these files to be omitted in addition to the
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535 usually omitted files. Unfortunately the files you omitted manually this way
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536 will show up again after reverting the buffer, unlike the others.
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537
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538 @end table
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539
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540 @node Omitting Examples, Omitting Technical, Omitting Variables, Omitting Files in Dired
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541 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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542 @section Examples of Omitting Various File Types
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543
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544 @itemize @bullet
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545
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546 @item
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547 @cindex RCS files, how to omit them in Dired
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548 @cindex Omitting RCS files in Dired
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549 If you wish to avoid seeing RCS files and the RCS directory, then put
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|
550
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|
551 @example
|
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552 (setq dired-omit-files
|
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553 (concat dired-omit-files "\\|^RCS$\\|,v$"))
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554 @end example
|
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555 @noindent
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556 in the @code{dired-load-hook} (@pxref{Installation}). This assumes
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557 @code{dired-omit-localp} has its default value of @code{'no-dir} to make the
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558 @code{^}-anchored matches work. As a slower alternative, with
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559 @code{dired-omit-localp} set to @code{nil}, you can use @code{/} instead of
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560 @code{^} in the regexp.
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|
561
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562 @item
|
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563 @cindex Tib files, how to omit them in Dired
|
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564 @cindex Omitting tib files in Dired
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565 If you use tib, the bibliography program for use with @TeX{} and La@TeX{}, you
|
|
566 might want to omit the @file{INDEX} and the @file{-t.tex} files, then put
|
|
567
|
|
568 @example
|
|
569 (setq dired-omit-files
|
|
570 (concat dired-omit-files "\\|^INDEX$\\|-t\\.tex$"))
|
|
571 @end example
|
|
572
|
|
573 @noindent
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574 in the @code{dired-load-hook} (@pxref{Installation}).
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575
|
|
576 @item
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|
577 @cindex Dot files, how to omit them in Dired
|
|
578 @cindex Omitting dot files in Dired
|
|
579 If you do not wish to see @samp{dot} files (files starting with a @samp{.}),
|
|
580 then put
|
|
581
|
|
582 @example
|
|
583 (setq dired-omit-files
|
|
584 (concat dired-omit-files "\\|^\\..+$"))
|
|
585 @end example
|
|
586
|
|
587 @noindent
|
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|
588 in the @code{dired-load-hook} (@pxref{Installation}).
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589
|
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590 @end itemize
|
|
591
|
|
592 @node Omitting Technical, Local Variables, Omitting Examples, Omitting Files in Dired
|
|
593 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
|
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594 @section Some Technical Details of Omitting
|
|
595
|
|
596 Loading @file{dired-x.el} will install Dired Omit by putting
|
|
597 @code{dired-omit-expunge} on your @code{dired-after-readin-hook}, and will
|
|
598 call @code{dired-extra-startup}, which in turn calls @code{dired-omit-startup}
|
|
599 in your @code{dired-mode-hook}.
|
|
600
|
|
601 @node Local Variables, Shell Command Guessing, Omitting Technical, Top
|
|
602 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
|
|
603 @chapter Local Variables for Dired Directories
|
|
604
|
|
605 @cindex Local Variables for Dired Directories
|
|
606 @vindex dired-local-variables-file
|
|
607 @vindex dired-enable-local-variables
|
|
608 @noindent
|
|
609 When Dired visits a directory, it looks for a file whose name is the value of
|
|
610 variable @code{dired-local-variables-file} (default: @file{.dired}). If such
|
|
611 a file is found, Dired will temporarily insert it into the Dired buffer and
|
|
612 run @code{hack-local-variables}.
|
|
613
|
|
614 @noindent
|
|
615 For example, if the user puts
|
|
616
|
|
617 @example
|
|
618 Local Variables:
|
|
619 dired-actual-switches: "-lat"
|
|
620 dired-omit-files-p: t
|
|
621 End:
|
|
622 @end example
|
|
623
|
|
624 @noindent
|
|
625 into a file called @file{.dired} in a directory then when that directory is
|
|
626 viewed it will be
|
|
627
|
|
628 @enumerate
|
|
629 @item
|
|
630 sorted by date
|
|
631 @item
|
|
632 omitted automatically
|
|
633 @end enumerate
|
|
634
|
|
635 @noindent
|
|
636 You can set @code{dired-local-variables-file} to @code{nil} to suppress this.
|
|
637 The value of @code{dired-enable-local-variables} controls if and how these
|
|
638 local variables are read. This variable exists so that if may override the
|
|
639 default value of @code{enable-local-variables}.
|
|
640
|
|
641 @noindent
|
|
642 Please see the GNU Emacs Manual to learn more about local variables.
|
|
643 @xref{File Variables,Local Variables in Files,Local Variables in
|
|
644 Files,emacs,The GNU Emacs Manual}.
|
|
645
|
|
646 @noindent
|
|
647 The following variables affect Dired Local Variables
|
|
648
|
|
649 @table @code
|
|
650 @vindex dired-local-variables-file
|
|
651 @item dired-local-variables-file
|
|
652 Default: @code{".dired"}
|
|
653
|
|
654 If non-@code{nil}, filename for local variables for Dired. If Dired finds a
|
|
655 file with that name in the current directory, it will temporarily insert it
|
|
656 into the dired buffer and run `hack-local-variables'.
|
|
657
|
|
658 @vindex dired-enable-local-variables
|
|
659 @item dired-enable-local-variables
|
|
660 Default: @code{t}
|
|
661
|
|
662 Controls use of local-variables lists in dired. The value can be @code{t},
|
|
663 @code{nil}, or something else. A value of @code{t} means local-variables
|
|
664 lists are obeyed in the @code{dired-local-variables-file}; @code{nil} means
|
|
665 they are ignored; anything else means query. This variable temporarily
|
|
666 overrides the value of @code{enable-local-variables} when the Dired Local
|
|
667 Variables are hacked.
|
|
668 @end table
|
|
669
|
|
670 @node Shell Command Guessing, Virtual Dired, Local Variables, Top
|
|
671 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
|
|
672 @chapter Shell Command Guessing
|
|
673 @cindex Guessing shell commands for files.
|
|
674
|
|
675 Based upon the name of a filename, Dired tries to guess what shell
|
|
676 command you might want to apply to it. For example, if you have point
|
|
677 on a file named @file{foo.tar} and you press @kbd{!}, Dired will guess
|
|
678 you want to @samp{tar xvf} it and suggest that as the default shell
|
|
679 command.
|
|
680
|
|
681 The default will be mentioned in brackets and you can type @kbd{M-p} to get
|
|
682 the default into the minibuffer so that you can edit it, e.g., changing
|
|
683 @samp{tar xvf} to @samp{tar tvf}. If there are several commands for a given
|
|
684 file, e.g., @samp{xtex} and @samp{dvips} for a @file{.dvi} file, you can type
|
|
685 @kbd{M-p} several times to see each of the matching commands.
|
|
686
|
|
687 Dired only tries to guess a command for a single file, never for a list
|
|
688 of marked files.
|
|
689
|
|
690 @table @code
|
|
691 @item dired-guess-shell-alist-default
|
|
692 @vindex dired-guess-shell-alist-default
|
|
693 Predefined rules for shell commands. Set this to @code{nil} to turn guessing off.
|
|
694 The elements of @code{dired-guess-shell-alist-user} (defined by the
|
|
695 user) will override these rules.@refill
|
|
696
|
|
697 @item dired-guess-shell-alist-user
|
|
698 @vindex dired-guess-shell-alist-user
|
|
699 If non-@code{nil}, a user-defined alist of file regexps and their suggested
|
|
700 commands. These rules take precedence over the predefined rules in the
|
|
701 variable @code{dired-guess-shell-alist-default} (to which they are prepended)
|
|
702 when @code{dired-do-shell-command} is run).
|
|
703 @refill
|
|
704
|
|
705 Each element of the alist looks like
|
|
706
|
|
707 @example
|
|
708 (@var{regexp} @var{command}@dots{})
|
|
709 @end example
|
|
710
|
|
711 where each @var{command} can either be a string or a lisp expression
|
|
712 that evaluates to a string. If several @var{COMMAND}s are given, all
|
|
713 will temporarily be pushed on the history.
|
|
714
|
|
715 You can set this variable in your @file{~/.emacs}. For example,
|
|
716 to add rules for @samp{.foo} and @samp{.bar} file extensions, write
|
|
717
|
|
718 @example
|
|
719 (setq dired-guess-shell-alist-user
|
|
720 (list
|
|
721 (list "\\.foo$" "@var{foo-command}");; fixed rule
|
|
722 ;; possibly more rules...
|
|
723 (list "\\.bar$";; rule with condition test
|
|
724 '(if @var{condition}
|
|
725 "@var{bar-command-1}"
|
|
726 "@var{bar-command-2}"))))
|
|
727 @end example
|
|
728
|
|
729 @noindent
|
|
730 This will override any predefined rules for the same extensions.
|
|
731
|
|
732 @item dired-guess-shell-gnutar
|
|
733 @vindex dired-guess-shell-gnutar
|
|
734 @cindex Passing GNU tar its `z' switch.
|
|
735 Default: @code{nil}
|
|
736
|
|
737 If non-@code{nil}, name of the GNU tar executable (e.g., @samp{"tar"} or
|
|
738 @samp{"gnutar"}). GNU tar's @samp{z} switch is used for compressed tar files.
|
|
739 If you don't have GNU tar, set this to @code{nil}: a pipe using @samp{zcat} is
|
|
740 then used.
|
|
741
|
|
742 @item dired-guess-shell-gzip-quiet
|
|
743 @vindex dired-guess-shell-gzip-quiet
|
|
744 @cindex GNU zip.
|
|
745 Default: @code{t}
|
|
746
|
|
747 A non-@code{nil} value means that @code{-q} is passed to gzip overriding a
|
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|
748 verbose GNU zip's @env{GZIP} environment variable.
|
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|
749
|
|
750 @item dired-guess-shell-znew-switches nil
|
|
751 @vindex dired-guess-shell-znew-switches nil
|
|
752 @cindex GNU zip.
|
|
753 Default: @code{nil}
|
|
754
|
|
755 A string of switches passed to GNU zip's @file{znew}. An example is
|
|
756 @samp{"-K"} which will make @file{znew} keep a .Z file when it is smaller than
|
|
757 the .gz file.
|
|
758
|
|
759 @item dired-shell-command-history nil
|
|
760 @vindex dired-shell-command-history nil
|
|
761
|
|
762 History list for commands that read dired-shell commands.
|
|
763 @end table
|
|
764
|
|
765 @node Virtual Dired, Advanced Mark Commands, Shell Command Guessing, Top
|
|
766 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
|
|
767 @chapter Virtual Dired
|
|
768
|
|
769 @cindex Virtual Dired
|
|
770 @cindex Perusing ls listings
|
|
771 @cindex ls listings, how to peruse them in Dired
|
|
772 Using @dfn{Virtual Dired} means putting a buffer with Dired-like
|
|
773 contents in Dired mode. The files described by the buffer contents need
|
|
774 not actually exist. This is useful if you want to peruse an @samp{ls -lR}
|
|
775 output file, for example one you got from an FTP server. You can use
|
|
776 all motion commands usually available in Dired. You can also use
|
|
777 it to save a Dired buffer in a file and resume it in a later session.
|
|
778
|
|
779 @findex dired-virtual
|
|
780 @kindex g
|
|
781 @findex dired-virtual-revert
|
|
782 Type @kbd{M-x dired-virtual} to put the current buffer into virtual
|
|
783 Dired mode. You will be prompted for the top level directory of this
|
|
784 buffer, with a default value guessed from the buffer contents. To
|
|
785 convert the virtual to a real Dired buffer again, type @kbd{g} (which
|
|
786 calls @code{dired-virtual-revert}) in the virtual Dired buffer and
|
|
787 answer @samp{y}. You don't have to do this, though: you can relist
|
|
788 single subdirectories using @kbd{l} (@code{dired-do-redisplay}) on the subdirectory
|
|
789 headerline, leaving the buffer in virtual Dired mode all the time.
|
|
790
|
|
791 @findex dired-virtual-mode
|
|
792 @vindex auto-mode-alist
|
|
793 The function @samp{dired-virtual-mode} is specially designed to turn on
|
|
794 virtual Dired mode from the @code{auto-mode-alist}. To edit all
|
|
795 @file{*.dired} files automatically in virtual Dired mode, put this into your
|
|
796 @file{~/.emacs}:
|
|
797
|
|
798 @example
|
|
799 (setq auto-mode-alist (cons '("[^/]\\.dired$" . dired-virtual-mode)
|
|
800 auto-mode-alist))
|
|
801 @end example
|
|
802
|
|
803 The regexp is a bit more complicated than usual to exclude ".dired"
|
|
804 local variable files.
|
|
805
|
|
806 @node Advanced Mark Commands, Advanced Cleaning Functions, Virtual Dired, Top
|
|
807 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
|
|
808 @chapter Advanced Mark Commands
|
|
809
|
|
810 @table @kbd
|
|
811 @item F
|
|
812 @kindex F
|
|
813 @cindex Visiting several files at once
|
|
814 @cindex Simultaneous visiting of several files
|
|
815 @findex dired-do-find-marked-files
|
|
816 (@code{dired-do-find-marked-files}) Find all marked files at once displaying
|
|
817 simultaneously. If optional NOSELECT is non-@code{nil} then just find the
|
|
818 files but do not select. If you want to keep the dired buffer displayed, type
|
|
819 @kbd{C-x 2} first. If you want just the marked files displayed and nothing
|
|
820 else, type @kbd{C-x 1} first.
|
|
821
|
|
822 The current window is split across all files marked, as evenly as possible.
|
|
823 Remaining lines go to the bottom-most window. The number of files that can be
|
|
824 displayed this way is restricted by the height of the current window and the
|
|
825 variable @code{window-min-height}.
|
|
826 @end table
|
|
827
|
|
828 @table @code
|
|
829 @item dired-mark-extension
|
|
830 @findex dired-mark-extension
|
|
831 Mark all files with a certain extension for use in later commands. A @samp{.}
|
|
832 is not automatically prepended to the string entered.
|
|
833
|
|
834 When called from lisp, @var{extension} may also be a list of extensions
|
|
835 and an optional argument @var{marker-char} specifies the marker used.
|
|
836
|
|
837 @item dired-flag-extension
|
|
838 @findex dired-flag-extension
|
|
839 Flag all files with a certain extension for deletion. A @samp{.} is
|
|
840 @emph{not} automatically prepended to the string entered.
|
|
841 @end table
|
|
842
|
|
843 @ifinfo
|
|
844 @menu
|
|
845 * Advanced Cleaning Functions::
|
|
846 * Advanced Cleaning Variables::
|
|
847 * Special Marking Function::
|
|
848 @end menu
|
|
849 @end ifinfo
|
|
850
|
|
851 @node Advanced Cleaning Functions, Advanced Cleaning Variables, Advanced Mark Commands, Advanced Mark Commands
|
|
852 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
|
|
853
|
|
854 @section Advanced Cleaning Functions
|
|
855
|
|
856 @table @code
|
|
857 @item dired-clean-patch
|
|
858 @findex dired-clean-patch
|
|
859 Flag dispensable files created by the @samp{patch} program for deletion. See
|
|
860 variable @code{dired-patch-unclean-extensions}.
|
|
861
|
|
862 @item dired-clean-tex
|
|
863 @findex dired-clean-tex
|
|
864 Flag dispensable files created by @TeX{}, La@TeX{}, and @samp{texinfo} for
|
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|
865 deletion. See the following variables (@pxref{Advanced Cleaning Variables}):
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|
866
|
|
867 @itemize @bullet
|
|
868 @item
|
|
869 @code{dired-tex-unclean-extensions}
|
|
870 @item
|
|
871 @code{dired-texinfo-unclean-extensions}
|
|
872 @item
|
|
873 @code{dired-latex-unclean-extensions}
|
|
874 @item
|
|
875 @code{dired-bibtex-unclean-extensions}
|
|
876 @end itemize
|
|
877
|
|
878 @item dired-very-clean-tex
|
|
879 @findex dired-very-clean-tex
|
|
880 Flag dispensable files created by @TeX{}, La@TeX{}, @samp{texinfo}, and ".dvi"
|
|
881 files for deletion.
|
|
882 @end table
|
|
883
|
|
884 @node Advanced Cleaning Variables, Special Marking Function, Advanced Cleaning Functions, Advanced Mark Commands
|
|
885 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
|
|
886
|
|
887 @section Advanced Cleaning Variables
|
|
888
|
|
889 @noindent Variables used by the above cleaning commands (and in the default value for
|
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|
890 variable @code{dired-omit-extensions}, @pxref{Omitting Variables})
|
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|
891
|
|
892 @table @code
|
|
893 @item dired-patch-unclean-extensions
|
|
894 @vindex dired-patch-unclean-extensions
|
|
895 Default: @code{'(".rej" ".orig")}
|
|
896
|
|
897 List of extensions of dispensable files created by the @samp{patch} program.
|
|
898
|
|
899 @item dired-tex-unclean-extensions
|
|
900 @vindex dired-tex-unclean-extensions
|
|
901 Default: @code{'(".toc" ".log" ".aux")}
|
|
902
|
|
903 List of extensions of dispensable files created by @TeX{}.
|
|
904
|
|
905 @item dired-texinfo-unclean-extensions
|
|
906 @vindex dired-texinfo-unclean-extensions
|
|
907 Default: @code{'(".cp" ".cps" ".fn" ".fns" ".ky" ".kys"}
|
|
908 @code{".pg" ".pgs" ".tp" ".tps" ".vr" ".vrs")}
|
|
909
|
|
910 List of extensions of dispensable files created by @samp{texinfo}.
|
|
911
|
|
912 @item dired-latex-unclean-extensions
|
|
913 @vindex dired-latex-unclean-extensions
|
|
914 Default: @code{'(".idx" ".lof" ".lot" ".glo")}
|
|
915
|
|
916 List of extensions of dispensable files created by La@TeX{}.
|
|
917
|
|
918 @item dired-bibtex-unclean-extensions
|
|
919 @vindex dired-bibtex-unclean-extensions
|
|
920 Default: @code{'(".blg" ".bbl")}
|
|
921
|
|
922 List of extensions of dispensable files created by Bib@TeX{}.
|
|
923 @end table
|
|
924
|
|
925 @node Special Marking Function, Multiple Dired Directories, Advanced Cleaning Variables, Advanced Mark Commands
|
|
926 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
|
|
927
|
|
928 @section Special Marking Function
|
|
929
|
|
930 @table @kbd
|
|
931 @item M-(
|
|
932 @kindex M-(
|
|
933 @findex dired-mark-sexp
|
|
934 @cindex Lisp expression, marking files with in Dired
|
|
935 @cindex Mark file by lisp expression
|
|
936 (@code{dired-mark-sexp}) Mark files for which @var{predicate} returns
|
|
937 non-@code{nil}. With a prefix argument, unflag those files instead.
|
|
938
|
|
939 The @var{predicate} is a lisp expression that can refer to the following
|
|
940 symbols:
|
|
941 @table @code
|
|
942 @item inode
|
|
943 [@i{integer}] the inode of the file (only for @samp{ls -i} output)
|
|
944 @item s
|
|
945 [@i{integer}] the size of the file for @samp{ls -s} output (usually in blocks or,
|
|
946 with @samp{-k}, in KBytes)
|
|
947 @item mode
|
|
948 [@i{string}] file permission bits, e.g., @samp{"-rw-r--r--"}
|
|
949 @item nlink
|
|
950 [@i{integer}] number of links to file
|
|
951 @item uid
|
|
952 [@i{string}] owner
|
|
953 @item gid
|
|
954 [@i{string}] group (If the gid is not displayed by @samp{ls}, this
|
|
955 will still be set (to the same as uid))
|
|
956 @item size
|
|
957 [@i{integer}] file size in bytes
|
|
958 @item time
|
|
959 [@i{string}] the time that @samp{ls} displays, e.g., @samp{"Feb 12 14:17"}
|
|
960 @item name
|
|
961 [@i{string}] the name of the file
|
|
962 @item sym
|
|
963 [@i{string}] if file is a symbolic link, the linked-to name, else @samp{""}
|
|
964 @end table
|
|
965
|
|
966 @noindent
|
|
967 For example, use
|
|
968 @example
|
|
969 (equal 0 size)
|
|
970 @end example
|
|
971 to mark all zero length files.
|
|
972
|
|
973 To find out all not yet compiled Emacs lisp files in a directory, dired
|
|
974 all @file{.el} files in the lisp directory using the wildcard
|
|
975 @samp{*.el}. Then use @kbd{M-(} with
|
|
976 @example
|
|
977 (not (file-exists-p (concat name "c")))
|
|
978 @end example
|
|
979 to mark all @file{.el} files without a corresponding @file{.elc} file.
|
|
980
|
|
981 @end table
|
|
982
|
|
983 @node Multiple Dired Directories, Find File At Point, Special Marking Function, Top
|
|
984 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
|
|
985 @chapter Multiple Dired Directories and Non-Dired Commands
|
|
986
|
|
987 @cindex Multiple Dired directories
|
|
988 @cindex Working directory
|
|
989 An Emacs buffer can have but one working directory, stored in the
|
|
990 buffer-local variable @code{default-directory}. A Dired buffer may have
|
|
991 several subdirectories inserted, but still has but one working
|
|
992 directory: that of the top level Dired directory in that buffer. For
|
|
993 some commands it is appropriate that they use the current Dired
|
|
994 directory instead of @code{default-directory}, e.g., @code{find-file} and
|
|
995 @code{compile}.
|
|
996
|
|
997 A general mechanism is provided for special handling of the working
|
|
998 directory in special major modes:
|
|
999
|
|
1000 @table @code
|
|
1001 @item default-directory-alist
|
|
1002 @vindex default-directory-alist
|
|
1003 Default: @code{((dired-mode . (dired-current-directory)))}
|
|
1004
|
|
1005 Alist of major modes and their opinion on @code{default-directory}, as a
|
|
1006 lisp expression to evaluate. A resulting value of @code{nil} is ignored
|
|
1007 in favor of @code{default-directory}.
|
|
1008
|
|
1009 @item default-directory
|
|
1010 @findex default-directory
|
|
1011 Function with usage like variable @code{default-directory}, but knows about the
|
|
1012 special cases in variable @code{default-directory-alist}.
|
|
1013 @end table
|
|
1014
|
|
1015 @node Find File At Point, Miscellaneous Commands, Multiple Dired Directories, Top
|
|
1016 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
|
|
1017
|
|
1018 @section Find File At Point
|
|
1019 @cindex Visiting a file mentioned in a buffer
|
|
1020 @cindex Finding a file at point
|
|
1021
|
|
1022 @file{dired-x} provides a method of visiting or editing a file mentioned in
|
|
1023 the buffer you are viewing (e.g., a mail buffer, a news article, a README
|
|
1024 file, etc.) or to test if that file exists. You can then modify this in the
|
|
1025 minibuffer after snatching the filename.
|
|
1026
|
|
1027 When installed @file{dired-x} will substitute @code{dired-x-find-file} for
|
|
1028 @code{find-file} (normally bound to @kbd{C-x C-f}) and
|
|
1029 @code{dired-x-find-file-other-window} for @code{find-file-other-window}
|
|
1030 (normally bound to @kbd{C-x 4 C-f}).
|
|
1031
|
|
1032 In order to use this feature, you will need to set
|
|
1033 @code{dired-x-hands-off-my-keys} to @code{nil} inside @code{dired-load-hook}
|
26468
|
1034 (@pxref{Optional Installation File At Point}).
|
25829
|
1035
|
|
1036 @table @code
|
|
1037 @item dired-x-find-file
|
|
1038 @findex dired-x-find-file
|
|
1039 @kindex C-x C-f
|
|
1040
|
|
1041 @code{dired-x-find-file} behaves exactly like @code{find-file} (normally bound
|
|
1042 to @kbd{C-x C-f}) unless a prefix argument is passed to the function in which
|
|
1043 case it will use the filename at point as a guess for the file to visit.
|
|
1044
|
|
1045 For example, if the buffer you were reading contained the words
|
|
1046
|
|
1047 @example
|
|
1048 Available via anonymous ftp in
|
|
1049
|
|
1050 /roebling.poly.edu:/pub/lisp/crypt++.el.gz
|
|
1051 @end example
|
|
1052
|
|
1053 then you could move your cursor to the line containing the ftp address and
|
|
1054 type @kbd{C-u C-x C-f} (the @kbd{C-u} is a universal argument). The
|
|
1055 minibuffer would read
|
|
1056
|
|
1057 @example
|
|
1058 Find file: /roebling.poly.edu:/pub/lisp/crypt++.el.gz
|
|
1059 @end example
|
|
1060
|
|
1061 with the point after the last @code{/}. If you hit return emacs will visit
|
|
1062 the file at that address. This also works with files on your own computer.
|
|
1063
|
|
1064 @item dired-x-find-file-other-window
|
|
1065 @findex dired-x-find-file-other-window
|
|
1066 @kindex C-x 4 C-f
|
|
1067
|
|
1068 @code{dired-x-find-file-other-window} behaves exactly like
|
|
1069 @code{find-file-other-window} (normally bound to @kbd{C-x 4 C-f}) unless a
|
|
1070 prefix argument is used. See @code{dired-x-find-file} for more information.
|
|
1071
|
|
1072 @item dired-x-hands-off-my-keys
|
|
1073 @vindex dired-x-hands-off-my-keys
|
|
1074 If set to @code{t}, then it means that @file{dired-x} should @emph{not} bind
|
|
1075 @code{dired-x-find-file} over @code{find-file} on keyboard. Similarly, it
|
|
1076 should not bind @code{dired-x-find-file-other-window} over
|
|
1077 @code{find-file-other-window}. If you change this variable after
|
|
1078 @file{dired-x.el} is loaded then do @kbd{M-x dired-x-bind-find-file}. The
|
|
1079 default value of this variable is @kbd{t}; by default, the binding is not
|
|
1080 done. See @xref{Optional Installation File At Point}.
|
|
1081
|
|
1082 @item dired-x-bind-find-file
|
|
1083 @findex dired-x-bind-find-file
|
|
1084 A function, which can be called interactively or in your @file{~/.emacs} file,
|
|
1085 that uses the value of @code{dired-x-hands-off-my-keys} to determine if
|
|
1086 @code{dired-x-find-file} should be bound over @code{find-file} and
|
|
1087 @code{dired-x-find-file-other-window} bound over
|
|
1088 @code{find-file-other-window}. See @xref{Optional Installation File At Point}.
|
|
1089 @end table
|
|
1090
|
|
1091 @node Miscellaneous Commands, Bugs, Find File At Point, Top
|
|
1092 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
|
|
1093 @chapter Miscellaneous Commands
|
|
1094
|
|
1095 Miscellaneous features not fitting anywhere else:
|
|
1096
|
|
1097 @table @code
|
|
1098 @item dired-find-subdir
|
|
1099 @vindex dired-find-subdir
|
|
1100 Default: @code{nil}
|
|
1101
|
|
1102 If non-@code{nil}, Dired does not make a new buffer for a directory if it can
|
|
1103 be found (perhaps as subdirectory) in some existing Dired buffer.
|
|
1104
|
|
1105 If there are several Dired buffers for a directory, the most recently
|
|
1106 used is chosen.
|
|
1107
|
|
1108 Dired avoids switching to the current buffer, so that if you have a
|
|
1109 normal and a wildcard buffer for the same directory, @kbd{C-x d RET}
|
|
1110 will toggle between those two.
|
|
1111 @end table
|
|
1112
|
|
1113 @table @kbd
|
|
1114 @findex dired-goto-file
|
|
1115 @kindex M-g
|
|
1116 @item M-g
|
|
1117 (@code{dired-goto-file}) Goto file line of a file (or directory).
|
|
1118
|
|
1119 @findex dired-goto-subdir
|
|
1120 @kindex M-G
|
|
1121 @item M-G
|
|
1122 (@code{dired-goto-subdir}) Goto headerline of an inserted directory.
|
|
1123 This commands reads its argument with completion over the names of the
|
|
1124 inserted subdirectories.
|
|
1125 @end table
|
|
1126
|
|
1127 @table @kbd
|
|
1128 @item w
|
|
1129 @cindex Adding to the kill ring in dired.
|
|
1130 @kindex w
|
|
1131 @findex dired-copy-filename-as-kill
|
|
1132 (@code{dired-copy-filename-as-kill}) The @kbd{w} command puts the names
|
|
1133 of the marked (or next @var{N}) files into the kill ring, as if you had
|
|
1134 killed them with @kbd{C-w}. With a zero prefix argument @var{N}=0, use the
|
|
1135 complete pathname of each file. With a raw (just @kbd{C-u}) prefix argument,
|
|
1136 use the relative pathname of each marked file. As a special case, if no
|
|
1137 prefix argument is given and point is on a directory headerline, it
|
|
1138 gives you the name of that directory, without looking for marked files.
|
|
1139
|
|
1140 @vindex dired-marked-files
|
|
1141 The list of names is also stored onto the variable @code{dired-marked-files}
|
|
1142 for use, e.g., in the @kbd{M-:} (@code{eval-expression}) command.
|
|
1143
|
|
1144 As this command also displays what was pushed onto the kill ring you can
|
|
1145 use it to display the list of currently marked files in the
|
|
1146 echo area (unless you happen to be on a subdirectory headerline).
|
|
1147
|
|
1148 You can then feed the file name to other Emacs commands with @kbd{C-y}.
|
|
1149 For example, say you want to rename a long filename to a slightly
|
|
1150 different name. First type @kbd{w} to push the old name onto the kill
|
|
1151 ring. Then type @kbd{R} to rename it and use @kbd{C-y} inside @kbd{R}'s
|
|
1152 minibuffer prompt to insert the old name at a convenient place.
|
|
1153
|
|
1154 @item T
|
|
1155 @kindex T
|
|
1156 @cindex Toggling marks.
|
|
1157 @findex dired-do-toggle
|
|
1158 (@code{dired-do-toggle}) Toggle marks. That is, currently marked
|
|
1159 files become unmarked and vice versa. Files marked with other flags
|
|
1160 (such as `D') are not affected. The special directories `.' and `..'
|
|
1161 are never toggled.
|
|
1162 @end table
|
|
1163
|
|
1164 @table @code
|
|
1165 @item dired-smart-shell-command
|
|
1166 @findex dired-smart-shell-command
|
|
1167 @findex shell-command
|
|
1168 @kindex M-!
|
|
1169 Like function @code{shell-command}, but in the current Dired directory.
|
|
1170 Bound to @kbd{M-!} in Dired buffers.
|
|
1171
|
|
1172 @item dired-jump
|
|
1173 @findex dired-jump
|
|
1174 @kindex C-x C-j
|
|
1175 @cindex Jumping to dired listing containing file.
|
|
1176 Bound to @kbd{C-x C-j}. Jump back to dired: If in a file, dired the current
|
|
1177 directory and move to file's line. If in Dired already, pop up a level and
|
|
1178 goto old directory's line. In case the proper Dired file line cannot be
|
|
1179 found, refresh the Dired buffer and try again.
|
|
1180
|
|
1181 @item dired-jump-other-window
|
|
1182 @findex dired-jump-other-window
|
|
1183 @kindex C-x 4 C-j
|
|
1184 Bound to @kbd{C-x 4 C-j}. Like @code{dired-jump}, but to other window.
|
|
1185
|
|
1186 These functions can be autoloaded so they work even though @file{dired-x.el}
|
26468
|
1187 has not been loaded yet (@pxref{Optional Installation Dired Jump}).
|
25829
|
1188
|
|
1189 @vindex dired-bind-jump
|
|
1190 If the variable @code{dired-bind-jump} is @code{nil}, @code{dired-jump} will not be
|
|
1191 bound to @kbd{C-x C-j} and @code{dired-jump-other-window} will not be bound to
|
|
1192 @kbd{C-x 4 C-j}.
|
|
1193
|
|
1194 @item dired-vm
|
|
1195 @cindex Reading mail.
|
|
1196 @kindex V
|
|
1197 @findex dired-vm
|
|
1198 Bound to @kbd{V} if @code{dired-bind-vm} is t. Run VM on this file (assumed
|
|
1199 to be a UNIX mail folder).
|
|
1200
|
|
1201 @vindex dired-vm-read-only-folders
|
|
1202 If you give this command a prefix argument, it will visit the folder
|
|
1203 read-only. This only works in VM~5, not VM~4.
|
|
1204
|
|
1205 If the variable @code{dired-vm-read-only-folders} is t, @code{dired-vm} will
|
|
1206 visit all folders read-only. If it is neither @code{nil} nor @code{t}, e.g.,
|
|
1207 the symbol @code{'if-file-read-only}, only files not writable by you are
|
|
1208 visited read-only. This is the recommended value if you run VM 5.
|
|
1209
|
|
1210 @vindex dired-bind-vm
|
|
1211 If the variable @code{dired-bind-vm} is t, @code{dired-vm} will be bound to
|
|
1212 @kbd{V}. Otherwise, @code{dired-bind-rmail} will be bound.
|
|
1213
|
|
1214 @item dired-rmail
|
|
1215 @cindex Reading mail.
|
|
1216 @findex dired-rmail
|
|
1217 Bound to @kbd{V} if @code{dired-bind-vm} is @code{nil}. Run Rmail on this
|
|
1218 file (assumed to be mail folder in Rmail/BABYL format).
|
|
1219
|
|
1220 @item dired-info
|
|
1221 @kindex I
|
|
1222 @cindex Running info.
|
|
1223 @findex dired-info
|
|
1224 Bound to @kbd{I}. Run Info on this file (assumed to be a file in Info
|
|
1225 format).
|
|
1226
|
|
1227 @vindex dired-bind-info
|
|
1228 If the variable @code{dired-bind-info} is @code{nil}, @code{dired-info} will
|
|
1229 not be bound to I.
|
|
1230
|
|
1231 @item dired-man
|
|
1232 @cindex Running man.
|
|
1233 @kindex N
|
|
1234 @findex dired-man
|
|
1235 Bound to @kbd{N}. Run man on this file (assumed to be a file in nroff
|
|
1236 format).
|
|
1237
|
|
1238 @vindex dired-bind-man
|
|
1239 If the variable @code{dired-bind-man} is @code{nil}, @code{dired-man} will not
|
|
1240 be bound to N.
|
|
1241
|
|
1242 @item dired-do-relative-symlink
|
|
1243 @cindex Relative symbolic links.
|
|
1244 @kindex Y
|
|
1245 @findex dired-do-relative-symlink
|
|
1246 Bound to @kbd{Y}. Relative symlink all marked (or next ARG) files into a
|
|
1247 directory, or make a relative symbolic link to the current file. This creates
|
|
1248 relative symbolic links like
|
|
1249
|
|
1250 foo -> ../bar/foo
|
|
1251
|
|
1252 not absolute ones like
|
|
1253
|
|
1254 foo -> /ugly/path/that/may/change/any/day/bar/foo
|
|
1255
|
|
1256 @item dired-do-relative-symlink-regexp
|
|
1257 @kindex %Y
|
|
1258 @findex dired-do-relative-symlink-regexp
|
|
1259 Bound to @kbd{%Y}. Relative symlink all marked files containing REGEXP to
|
|
1260 NEWNAME. See functions `dired-do-rename-regexp' and `dired-do-relsymlink' for
|
|
1261 more info.
|
|
1262 @end table
|
|
1263
|
|
1264 @node Bugs, Concept Index, Miscellaneous Commands, Top
|
|
1265 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
|
|
1266 @chapter Bugs
|
|
1267 @cindex Bugs
|
|
1268 @findex dired-x-submit-report
|
|
1269
|
|
1270 @noindent
|
|
1271 If you encounter a bug in this package, wish to suggest an
|
|
1272 enhancement, or want to make a smart remark, then type
|
|
1273
|
|
1274 @example
|
|
1275 @kbd{M-x dired-x-submit-report}
|
|
1276 @end example
|
|
1277
|
|
1278 @noindent
|
|
1279 to set up an outgoing mail buffer, with the proper address to the
|
|
1280 @file{dired-x.el} maintainer automatically inserted in the @samp{To:@:} field.
|
|
1281 This command also inserts information that the Dired X maintainer can use to
|
|
1282 recreate your exact setup, making it easier to verify your bug or social
|
|
1283 maladjustment.
|
|
1284
|
28669
|
1285 Lawrence R. Dodd
|
|
1286 @c <dodd@@roebling.poly.edu>
|
25829
|
1287
|
|
1288 @node Concept Index, Command Index, Bugs, Top
|
|
1289 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
|
|
1290 @unnumbered Concept Index
|
|
1291 @printindex cp
|
|
1292
|
|
1293 @node Command Index, Key Index, Concept Index, Top
|
|
1294 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
|
|
1295 @unnumbered Function Index
|
|
1296 @printindex fn
|
|
1297
|
|
1298 @node Key Index, Variable Index, Command Index, Top
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1299 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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1300 @unnumbered Key Index
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1301 @printindex ky
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1305 @unnumbered Variable Index
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1309 @c @summarycontents
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1310 @contents
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1312 @bye
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1313 @c dired-x.texi ends here.
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