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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7 @c [Dodd's address no longer valid.]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: 2.53
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9 @c Date: 2001/02/25 14:05:46
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10 @c Keywords: dired extensions
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13 @c State: Released
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14 @c Ident: dired-x.texi,v 2.53 2001/02/25 14:05:46 dodd Released
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16 @comment %**start of header (This is for running Texinfo on a region.)
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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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28 Copyright @copyright{} 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
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29 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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31 @quotation
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32 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
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33 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or
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34 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with the
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35 Invariant Sections being ``The GNU Manifesto'', ``Distribution'' and
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36 ``GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE'', with the Front-Cover texts being ``A GNU
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37 Manual'', and with the Back-Cover Texts as in (a) below. A copy of the
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38 license is included in the section entitled ``GNU Free Documentation
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39 License'' in the Emacs manual.
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41 (a) The FSF's Back-Cover Text is: ``You have freedom to copy and modify
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42 this GNU Manual, like GNU software. Copies published by the Free
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43 Software Foundation raise funds for GNU development.''
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45 This document is part of a collection distributed under the GNU Free
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46 Documentation License. If you want to distribute this document
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47 separately from the collection, you can do so by adding a copy of the
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48 license to the document, as described in section 6 of the license.
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49 @end quotation
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50 @end copying
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52 @dircategory Emacs
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53 @direntry
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54 * Dired-X: (dired-x). Dired Extra Features.
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55 @end direntry
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58 @tex
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59 \overfullrule=0pt
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60 %\global\baselineskip 30pt % For printing in double spaces
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65 @c dired-x.el REVISION NUMBER
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66 @center @titlefont{Dired Extra Version 2}
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68 @center @titlefont{For The GNU Emacs}
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72 @center Lawrence R@. Dodd
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75 @center (Based on @file{dired.texi} by Sebastian Kremer <sk@@thp.uni-koeln.de>)
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88 @noindent
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89 This documents the ``extra'' features for Dired Mode for GNU Emacs that are
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90 provided by the file @file{dired-x.el}.
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95 Based on @file{dired.texi} by Sebastian Kremer <sk@@thp.uni-koeln.de>
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102 @c Revision of this manual: 2.53 (2001/02/25 14:05:46)
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105 @c Bugs to Lawrence R. Dodd <dodd@@roebling.poly.edu>. @emph{Please} type
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106 @c @kbd{M-x dired-x-submit-report} to submit a bug report (@pxref{Bugs}).
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109 @c You can obtain a copy of this package via anonymous ftp in
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110 @c @t{/roebling.poly.edu:/pub/packages/dired-x.tar.gz}
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116 * Installation::
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117 * Omitting Files in Dired::
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118 * Local Variables::
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119 * Shell Command Guessing::
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120 * Virtual Dired::
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121 * Advanced Mark Commands::
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122 * Multiple Dired Directories::
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123 * Find File At Point::
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124 * Miscellaneous Commands::
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125 * Bugs::
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127 * GNU Free Documentation License::
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137 @node Introduction, Installation, Top, Top
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141 This documents the @emph{extra} features for Dired Mode for GNU Emacs. It
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142 is derived from version 1.191 of Sebastian Kremer's @file{dired-x.el}.
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144 In adopting this @file{dired-x.el} to GNU Emacs v19 some material that has
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145 been incorporated into @file{dired.el} and @file{dired-aux.el} of the GNU Emacs
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146 19 distribution has been removed and some material was modified for agreement
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147 with the functions in @file{dired.el} and @file{dired-aux.el}. For example,
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148 the code using @code{gmhist} history functions was replaced with code using
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149 the mini-buffer history now built into GNU Emacs. Finally, a few other
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150 features have been added and a few more functions have been bound to keys.
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166 @enumerate
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167 @item
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168 Omitting uninteresting files from Dired listing.
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169 @itemize @bullet
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170 @xref{Omitting Files in Dired}.
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172 @item
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173 Local variables for Dired directories.
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174 @itemize @bullet
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175 @xref{Local Variables}.
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177 @item
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178 Guessing shell commands in Dired buffers.
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179 @itemize @bullet
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180 @xref{Shell Command Guessing}.
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182 @item
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183 Running Dired command in non-Dired buffers.
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184 @itemize @bullet
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185 @xref{Virtual Dired}.
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187 @item
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188 Finding a file mentioned in a buffer
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189 @itemize @bullet
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190 @xref{Find File At Point}.
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191 @end itemize
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192 @item
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193 Commands using file marking.
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194 @itemize @bullet
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195 @xref{Advanced Mark Commands}.
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196 @end itemize
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197 @end enumerate
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199 @noindent
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200 @file{dired-x.el} binds some functions to keys in Dired Mode (@pxref{Key
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202 @code{dired-jump} (@pxref{Miscellaneous Commands}). It may also bind @kbd{C-x
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203 C-f} and @kbd{C-x 4 C-f} to @code{dired-x-find-file} and
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204 @code{dired-x-find-file-other-window}, respectively (@pxref{Find File At
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205 Point}).
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207 @node Technical Details, , Features, Introduction
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208 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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209 @section Technical Details
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210 @cindex Redefined functions
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211 @cindex @file{dired-aux.el}
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212
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213 When loaded this code @emph{redefines} the following functions of GNU Emacs
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214 from @file{dired.el}
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216 @itemize @bullet
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217 @item
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218 @code{dired-clean-up-after-deletion}
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219 @item
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220 @code{dired-find-buffer-nocreate}
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221 @item
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222 @code{dired-initial-position}
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223 @item
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224 @code{dired-up-directory}
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227 @noindent
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228 and the following functions from @file{dired-aux.el}
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230 @itemize @bullet
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231 @item
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232 @code{dired-add-entry}
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233 @item
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234 @code{dired-read-shell-command}
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235 @end itemize
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237 @node Installation, Omitting Files in Dired, Introduction, Top
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238 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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239 @chapter Installation
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241 @noindent
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242 This manual describes the Dired features provided by the file
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243 @file{dired-x.el}. To take advantage of these features, you must load the
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244 file and (optionally) set some variables.
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246 @noindent
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247 In your @file{.emacs} file in your home directory, or in the system-wide
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248 initialization file @file{default.el} in the @file{site-lisp} directory, put
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250 @example
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251 (add-hook 'dired-load-hook
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252 (lambda ()
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253 (load "dired-x")
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254 ;; Set dired-x global variables here. For example:
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255 ;; (setq dired-guess-shell-gnutar "gtar")
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256 ;; (setq dired-x-hands-off-my-keys nil)
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257 ))
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258 (add-hook 'dired-mode-hook
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259 (lambda ()
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260 ;; Set dired-x buffer-local variables here. For example:
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261 ;; (dired-omit-mode 1)
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262 ))
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263 @end example
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265 @noindent
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266 This will load @file{dired-x.el} when Dired is first invoked (for example,
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267 when you first type @kbd{C-x d}).
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269 @ifnottex
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270 @menu
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271 * Optional Installation Dired Jump::
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272 * Optional Installation File At Point::
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273 @end menu
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276 @node Optional Installation Dired Jump, Optional Installation File At Point, , Installation
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277 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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278 @section Optional Installation Dired Jump
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279
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280 @cindex Autoloading @code{dired-jump} and @code{dired-jump-other-window}
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282 In order to have @code{dired-jump} and @code{dired-jump-other-window}
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283 (@pxref{Miscellaneous Commands}) work @emph{before} @code{dired} and
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284 @code{dired-x} have been properly loaded the user should set-up an autoload
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285 for these functions. In your @file{.emacs} file put
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287 @example
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288 ;; Autoload `dired-jump' and `dired-jump-other-window'.
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289 ;; We autoload from FILE dired.el. This will then load dired-x.el
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290 ;; and hence define `dired-jump' and `dired-jump-other-window'.
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291 (define-key global-map "\C-x\C-j" 'dired-jump)
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292 (define-key global-map "\C-x4\C-j" 'dired-jump-other-window)
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294 (autoload (quote dired-jump) "dired" "\
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295 Jump to Dired buffer corresponding to current buffer.
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296 If in a file, Dired the current directory and move to file's line.
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297 If in Dired already, pop up a level and goto old directory's line.
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298 In case the proper Dired file line cannot be found, refresh the Dired
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299 buffer and try again." t nil)
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301 (autoload (quote dired-jump-other-window) "dired" "\
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302 Like \\[dired-jump] (dired-jump) but in other window." t nil)
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303 @end example
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305 Note that in recent releases of GNU Emacs 19 (i.e., 19.25 or later) the file
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306 @file{../lisp/loaddefs.el} of the Emacs distribution already contains the
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307 proper auto-loading for @code{dired-jump} so you need only put
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309 @example
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310 (define-key global-map "\C-x\C-j" 'dired-jump)
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311 @end example
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317 @node Optional Installation File At Point, , Optional Installation Dired Jump, Installation
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318 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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319 @section Optional Installation File At Point
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321 @cindex Binding @code{dired-x-find-file}
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322 If you choose to have @file{dired-x.el} bind @code{dired-x-find-file} over
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324 @code{dired-x-hands-off-my-keys} and make a call to the function
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325 @code{dired-x-bind-find-file} in the @code{dired-load-hook}:
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328 (add-hook 'dired-load-hook
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329 (lambda ()
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330 (load "dired-x")
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331 ;; Bind dired-x-find-file.
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332 (setq dired-x-hands-off-my-keys nil)
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333 ;; Make sure our binding preference is invoked.
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334 (dired-x-bind-find-file)
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335 ))
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336 @end example
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338 Alternatively, you can set the variable @emph{before} @file{dired-x.el} is
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339 loaded
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341 @example
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342 (add-hook 'dired-load-hook
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343 (lambda ()
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344 ;; Bind dired-x-find-file.
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345 (setq dired-x-hands-off-my-keys nil)
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346 (load "dired-x")
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347 ))
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348 @end example
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350 @node Omitting Files in Dired, Local Variables, Installation, Top
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351 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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352 @chapter Omitting Files in Dired
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354 @cindex Omitting Files in Dired
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355 @cindex Uninteresting files
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356 @dfn{Omitting} a file means removing it from the directory listing. Omitting
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358 instance, auto-save, auxiliary, backup, and revision control files) so that
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359 the user can concentrate on the interesting files. Like hidden files, omitted
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360 files are never seen by Dired. Omitting differs from hiding in several
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361 respects:
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363 @itemize @bullet
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365 @item
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366 Omitting works on individual files, not on directories; an entire directory
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367 cannot be omitted (though each of its files could be).
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369 @item
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370 Omitting is wholesale; if omitting is turned on for a Dired buffer, then all
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371 uninteresting files listed in that buffer are omitted. The user does not omit
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372 (or unomit) files one at a time.
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374 @item
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375 Omitting can be automatic; uninteresting file lines in the buffer can be
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376 removed before the user ever sees them.
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378 @item
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379 Marked files are never omitted.
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380 @end itemize
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382 @table @kbd
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383 @item M-o
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384 @kindex M-o
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385 @findex dired-omit-mode
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386 (@code{dired-omit-mode}) Toggle between displaying and omitting
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387 ``uninteresting'' files.
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388 @item * O
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389 @kindex * O
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390 @findex dired-mark-omitted
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391 (@code{dired-mark-omitted}) Mark ``uninteresting'' files.
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392 @end table
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394 @noindent
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395 In order to make Dired Omit work you first need to load @file{dired-x.el}
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396 inside @code{dired-load-hook} (@pxref{Installation}) and then evaluate
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397 @code{(dired-omit-mode 1)} in some way (@pxref{Omitting Variables}).
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399 @ifnottex
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400 @menu
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401 * Omitting Variables::
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403 * Omitting Technical::
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404 @end menu
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405 @end ifnottex
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407 @node Omitting Variables, Omitting Examples, , Omitting Files in Dired
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408 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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410 @section Omitting Variables
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412 @cindex Customizing file omitting
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413 The following variables can be used to customize omitting.
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415 @table @code
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417 @vindex dired-omit-mode
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418 @item dired-omit-mode
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419
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420 Default: @code{nil}
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421
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422 @cindex How to make omitting the default in Dired
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423 If non-@code{nil}, ``uninteresting'' files are not listed.
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424 Uninteresting files are those whose files whose names match regexp
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425 @code{dired-omit-files}, plus those ending with extensions in
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426 @code{dired-omit-extensions}. @kbd{M-o} (@code{dired-omit-mode})
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427 toggles its value, which is buffer-local. Put
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429 @example
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430 (dired-omit-mode 1)
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431 @end example
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433 @noindent
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434 inside your @code{dired-mode-hook} to have omitting initially turned on in
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435 @emph{every} Dired buffer (@pxref{Installation}). You can then use @kbd{M-o} to
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436 unomit in that buffer.
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438 To enable omitting automatically only in certain directories one can use Dired
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439 Local Variables and put
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441 @example
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442 Local Variables:
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443 dired-omit-mode: t
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444 End:
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445 @end example
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447 @noindent
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448 into a file @file{.dired} (the default value of
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449 @code{dired-local-variables-file}) in that directory (@pxref{Local Variables}).
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451 @table @code
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452 @findex dired-omit-here-always
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453 @item dired-omit-here-always
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455 This is an interactive function that creates a local variables file exactly
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456 like the example above (if it does not already exist) in the file
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457 @code{dired-local-variables-file} in the current directory and then refreshes
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458 the directory listing (@pxref{Local Variables}).
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459 @end table
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461 @vindex dired-omit-files
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462 @item dired-omit-files
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463
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464 Default: @code{"^#\\|\\.$"}
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466 Files whose names match this buffer-local regexp will not be displayed.
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467 This only has effect when @code{dired-omit-mode}'s value is @code{t}.
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469 The default value omits the special directories @file{.} and @file{..} and
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470 autosave files (plus other files ending in @file{.}) (@pxref{Omitting Examples}).
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472 @vindex dired-omit-extensions
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473 @item dired-omit-extensions
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474
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475 Default: The elements of @code{completion-ignored-extensions},
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476 @code{dired-latex-unclean-extensions}, @code{dired-bibtex-unclean-extensions}
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479 If non-@code{nil}, a list of extensions (strings) to omit from Dired listings.
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480 Its format is the same as that of @code{completion-ignored-extensions}.
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482 @vindex dired-omit-localp
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483 @item dired-omit-localp
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485 Default: @code{no-dir}
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487 The @var{localp} argument @code{dired-omit-expunge} passes to
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488 @code{dired-get-filename}. If it is @code{no-dir}, omitting is much faster,
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490 to @code{nil} if you need to match the whole file name or @code{t} to match the
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491 file name relative to the buffer's top-level directory.
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494 @vindex dired-omit-marker-char
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495 @cindex Omitting additional files
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496 Default: @kbd{C-o}
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497
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498 Temporary marker used by Dired to implement omitting. Should never be used
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500 by adding
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502 @example
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503 (setq dired-mark-keys "\C-o")
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504 ;; i.e., the value of dired-omit-marker-char
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505 ;; (which is not defined yet)
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506 @end example
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508 @noindent
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509 to your @file{~/.emacs}, you can bind the @kbd{C-o} key to insert a
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510 @kbd{C-o} marker, thus causing these files to be omitted in addition to the
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511 usually omitted files. Unfortunately the files you omitted manually this way
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512 will show up again after reverting the buffer, unlike the others.
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514 @end table
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515
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516 @node Omitting Examples, Omitting Technical, Omitting Variables, Omitting Files in Dired
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517 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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518 @section Examples of Omitting Various File Types
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519
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520 @itemize @bullet
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521
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522 @item
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523 @cindex RCS files, how to omit them in Dired
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524 @cindex Omitting RCS files in Dired
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525 If you wish to avoid seeing RCS files and the @file{RCS} directory, then put
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526
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527 @example
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528 (setq dired-omit-files
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529 (concat dired-omit-files "\\|^RCS$\\|,v$"))
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530 @end example
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531
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532 @noindent
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533 in the @code{dired-load-hook} (@pxref{Installation}). This assumes
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534 @code{dired-omit-localp} has its default value of @code{no-dir} to make the
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535 @code{^}-anchored matches work. As a slower alternative, with
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536 @code{dired-omit-localp} set to @code{nil}, you can use @code{/} instead of
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537 @code{^} in the regexp.
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538
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539 @item
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540 @cindex Tib files, how to omit them in Dired
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541 @cindex Omitting tib files in Dired
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542 If you use @code{tib}, the bibliography program for use with @TeX{} and
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543 La@TeX{}, and you
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544 want to omit the @file{INDEX} and the @file{*-t.tex} files, then put
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545
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546 @example
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547 (setq dired-omit-files
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548 (concat dired-omit-files "\\|^INDEX$\\|-t\\.tex$"))
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549 @end example
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550
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551 @noindent
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552 in the @code{dired-load-hook} (@pxref{Installation}).
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553
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554 @item
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555 @cindex Dot files, how to omit them in Dired
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556 @cindex Omitting dot files in Dired
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557 If you do not wish to see @samp{dot} files (files starting with a @file{.}),
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558 then put
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559
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560 @example
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561 (setq dired-omit-files
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562 (concat dired-omit-files "\\|^\\..+$"))
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563 @end example
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564
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565 @noindent
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566 in the @code{dired-load-hook} (@pxref{Installation}).
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567
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568 @end itemize
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569
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570 @node Omitting Technical, , Omitting Examples, Omitting Files in Dired
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571 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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572 @section Some Technical Details of Omitting
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573
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574 Loading @file{dired-x.el} will install Dired Omit by putting
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575 @code{dired-omit-expunge} on your @code{dired-after-readin-hook}, and will
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576 call @code{dired-extra-startup}, which in turn calls @code{dired-omit-startup}
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577 in your @code{dired-mode-hook}.
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578
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579 @node Local Variables, Shell Command Guessing, Omitting Files in Dired, Top
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580 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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581 @chapter Local Variables for Dired Directories
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582
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583 @cindex Local Variables for Dired Directories
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584 @vindex dired-local-variables-file
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585 @vindex dired-enable-local-variables
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586 @noindent
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587 When Dired visits a directory, it looks for a file whose name is the value of
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588 variable @code{dired-local-variables-file} (default: @file{.dired}). If such
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589 a file is found, Dired will temporarily insert it into the Dired buffer and
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590 run @code{hack-local-variables}.
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591
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592 @noindent
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593 For example, if the user puts
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594
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595 @example
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596 Local Variables:
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597 dired-actual-switches: "-lat"
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598 dired-omit-mode: t
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599 End:
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600 @end example
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601
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602 @noindent
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604 viewed it will be
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605
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606 @enumerate
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607 @item
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608 sorted by date
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609 @item
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610 omitted automatically
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611 @end enumerate
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612
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613 @noindent
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614 You can set @code{dired-local-variables-file} to @code{nil} to suppress this.
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615 The value of @code{dired-enable-local-variables} controls if and how these
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616 local variables are read. This variable exists so that if may override the
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617 default value of @code{enable-local-variables}.
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618
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619 @noindent
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620 Please see the GNU Emacs Manual to learn more about local variables.
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621 @xref{File Variables,Local Variables in Files,Local Variables in
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622 Files,emacs,The GNU Emacs Manual}.
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623
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624 @noindent
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625 The following variables affect Dired Local Variables
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626
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627 @table @code
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628 @vindex dired-local-variables-file
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629 @item dired-local-variables-file
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630 Default: @code{".dired"}
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631
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632 If non-@code{nil}, file name for local variables for Dired. If Dired finds a
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633 file with that name in the current directory, it will temporarily insert it
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634 into the Dired buffer and run @code{hack-local-variables}.
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635
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636 @vindex dired-enable-local-variables
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637 @item dired-enable-local-variables
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638 Default: @code{t}
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639
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640 Controls the use of local-variables lists in Dired. The value can be @code{t},
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641 @code{nil}, or something else. A value of @code{t} means local-variables
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642 lists are obeyed in the @code{dired-local-variables-file}; @code{nil} means
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643 they are ignored; anything else means query. This variable temporarily
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644 overrides the value of @code{enable-local-variables} when the Dired Local
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645 Variables are hacked.
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646 @end table
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647
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648 @node Shell Command Guessing, Virtual Dired, Local Variables, Top
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649 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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650 @chapter Shell Command Guessing
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651 @cindex Guessing shell commands for files.
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652
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653 Based upon the name of a file, Dired tries to guess what shell
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654 command you might want to apply to it. For example, if you have point
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655 on a file named @file{foo.tar} and you press @kbd{!}, Dired will guess
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661 @samp{tar xvf} to @samp{tar tvf}. If there are several commands for a given
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662 file, e.g., @samp{xtex} and @samp{dvips} for a @file{.dvi} file, you can type
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663 @kbd{M-n} several times to see each of the matching commands.
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665 Dired only tries to guess a command for a single file, never for a list
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666 of marked files.
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669 @item dired-guess-shell-alist-default
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670 @vindex dired-guess-shell-alist-default
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671 Predefined rules for shell commands. Set this to @code{nil} to turn guessing off.
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672 The elements of @code{dired-guess-shell-alist-user} (defined by the
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673 user) will override these rules.@refill
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676 @vindex dired-guess-shell-alist-user
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677 If non-@code{nil}, a user-defined alist of file regexps and their suggested
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678 commands. These rules take precedence over the predefined rules in the
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679 variable @code{dired-guess-shell-alist-default} (to which they are prepended)
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681 @refill
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682
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683 Each element of the alist looks like
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685 @example
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686 (@var{regexp} @var{command}@dots{})
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687 @end example
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689 @noindent
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690 where each @var{command} can either be a string or a Lisp expression
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691 that evaluates to a string. If several commands are given, all of
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692 them will temporarily be pushed onto the history.
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694 If @samp{*} in the shell command, that means to substitute the file
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695 name.
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697 You can set this variable in your @file{~/.emacs}. For example,
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698 to add rules for @samp{.foo} and @samp{.bar} file extensions, write
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699
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700 @example
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701 (setq dired-guess-shell-alist-user
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702 (list
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703 (list "\\.foo$" "@var{foo-command}");; fixed rule
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704 ;; possibly more rules...
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705 (list "\\.bar$";; rule with condition test
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706 '(if @var{condition}
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707 "@var{bar-command-1}"
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708 "@var{bar-command-2}"))))
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709 @end example
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710
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711 @noindent
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712 This will override any predefined rules for the same extensions.
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713
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714 @item dired-guess-shell-gnutar
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715 @vindex dired-guess-shell-gnutar
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716 @cindex Passing GNU Tar its @samp{z} switch.
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717 Default: @code{nil}
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718
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719 If non-@code{nil}, this is the name of the GNU Tar executable (e.g.,
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720 @samp{tar} or @samp{gnutar}). GNU Tar's @samp{z} switch is used for
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721 compressed tar files.
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722 If you don't have GNU tar, set this to @code{nil}: a pipe using @samp{zcat} is
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724
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725 @item dired-guess-shell-gzip-quiet
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726 @vindex dired-guess-shell-gzip-quiet
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727 @cindex @code{gzip}
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728 Default: @code{t}
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729
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731 overriding a verbose option in the @env{GZIP} environment variable.
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732
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733 @item dired-guess-shell-znew-switches nil
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734 @vindex dired-guess-shell-znew-switches nil
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735 @cindex @code{znew}
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736 Default: @code{nil}
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738 A string of switches passed to @code{znew}. An example is
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739 @samp{-K} which will make @code{znew} keep a @file{.Z} file when it is
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741
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742 @item dired-shell-command-history nil
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743 @vindex dired-shell-command-history nil
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744
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745 History list for commands that read dired-shell commands.
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746 @end table
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747
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748 @node Virtual Dired, Advanced Mark Commands, Shell Command Guessing, Top
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749 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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750 @chapter Virtual Dired
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751
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752 @cindex Virtual Dired
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753 @cindex Perusing @code{ls} listings
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754 @cindex @code{ls} listings, how to peruse them in Dired
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755 Using @dfn{Virtual Dired} means putting a buffer with Dired-like
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756 contents in Dired mode. The files described by the buffer contents need
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757 not actually exist. This is useful if you want to peruse an @samp{ls -lR}
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758 output file, for example one you got from an FTP server. You can use
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759 all motion commands usually available in Dired. You can also use
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760 it to save a Dired buffer in a file and resume it in a later session.
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761
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762 @findex dired-virtual
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763 @kindex g
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764 @findex dired-virtual-revert
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765 Type @kbd{M-x dired-virtual} to put the current buffer into virtual
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766 Dired mode. You will be prompted for the top level directory of this
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767 buffer, with a default value guessed from the buffer contents. To
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768 convert the virtual to a real Dired buffer again, type @kbd{g} (which
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769 calls @code{dired-virtual-revert}) in the virtual Dired buffer and
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770 answer @samp{y}. You don't have to do this, though: you can relist
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771 single subdirectories using @kbd{l} (@code{dired-do-redisplay}) on the subdirectory
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772 headerline, leaving the buffer in virtual Dired mode all the time.
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773
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774 @findex dired-virtual-mode
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775 @vindex auto-mode-alist
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776 The function @samp{dired-virtual-mode} is specially designed to turn on
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777 virtual Dired mode from the @code{auto-mode-alist}. To edit all
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778 @file{*.dired} files automatically in virtual Dired mode, put this into your
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779 @file{~/.emacs}:
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780
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781 @example
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782 (setq auto-mode-alist (cons '("[^/]\\.dired$" . dired-virtual-mode)
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783 auto-mode-alist))
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784 @end example
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785
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786 @noindent
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787 The regexp is a bit more complicated than usual to exclude @file{.dired}
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788 local-variable files.
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789
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790 @node Advanced Mark Commands, Multiple Dired Directories, Virtual Dired, Top
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791 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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792 @chapter Advanced Mark Commands
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793
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794 @table @kbd
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795 @item F
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796 @kindex F
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797 @cindex Visiting several files at once
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798 @cindex Simultaneous visiting of several files
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799 @findex dired-do-find-marked-files
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800 (@code{dired-do-find-marked-files}) Find all marked files at once displaying
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801 them simultaneously. If optional @var{noselect} is non-@code{nil} then just
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802 find the
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804 @kbd{C-x 2} first. If you want just the marked files displayed and nothing
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805 else, type @kbd{C-x 1} first.
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806
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807 The current window is split across all files marked, as evenly as possible.
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808 Remaining lines go to the bottom-most window. The number of files that can be
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810 variable @code{window-min-height}.
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811 @end table
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814 @item dired-mark-extension
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815 @findex dired-mark-extension
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816 Mark all files with a certain extension for use in later commands. A @samp{.}
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818 explicitly.
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819
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820 When called from Lisp, @var{extension} may also be a list of extensions
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821 and an optional argument @var{marker-char} specifies the marker used.
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822
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823 @item dired-flag-extension
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824 @findex dired-flag-extension
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825 Flag all files with a certain extension for deletion. A @samp{.} is
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826 @emph{not} automatically prepended to the string entered.
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827 @end table
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828
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829 @ifnottex
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830 @menu
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831 * Advanced Cleaning Functions::
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832 * Advanced Cleaning Variables::
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833 * Special Marking Function::
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834 @end menu
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835 @end ifnottex
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836
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837 @node Advanced Cleaning Functions, Advanced Cleaning Variables, , Advanced Mark Commands
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838 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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839
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840 @section Advanced Cleaning Functions
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841
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842 @table @code
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843 @item dired-clean-patch
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844 @findex dired-clean-patch
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845 Flag dispensable files created by the @samp{patch} program for deletion. See
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846 variable @code{dired-patch-unclean-extensions}.
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847
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848 @item dired-clean-tex
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849 @findex dired-clean-tex
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850 Flag dispensable files created by @TeX{}, La@TeX{}, and @samp{texinfo} for
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851 deletion. See the following variables (@pxref{Advanced Cleaning Variables}):
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852
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853 @itemize @bullet
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854 @item
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855 @code{dired-tex-unclean-extensions}
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856 @item
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857 @code{dired-texinfo-unclean-extensions}
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858 @item
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859 @code{dired-latex-unclean-extensions}
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860 @item
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861 @code{dired-bibtex-unclean-extensions}
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862 @end itemize
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863
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864 @item dired-very-clean-tex
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865 @findex dired-very-clean-tex
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866 Flag dispensable files created by @TeX{}, La@TeX{}, @samp{texinfo},
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867 and @file{*.dvi} files for deletion.
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868 @end table
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869
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870 @node Advanced Cleaning Variables, Special Marking Function, Advanced Cleaning Functions, Advanced Mark Commands
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871 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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872
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873 @section Advanced Cleaning Variables
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874
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875 @noindent Variables used by the above cleaning commands (and in the default value for
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876 variable @code{dired-omit-extensions}, @pxref{Omitting Variables})
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877
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878 @table @code
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879 @item dired-patch-unclean-extensions
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880 @vindex dired-patch-unclean-extensions
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881 Default: @code{(".rej" ".orig")}
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882
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883 List of extensions of dispensable files created by the @samp{patch} program.
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884
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885 @item dired-tex-unclean-extensions
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886 @vindex dired-tex-unclean-extensions
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887 Default: @code{(".toc" ".log" ".aux")}
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888
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889 List of extensions of dispensable files created by @TeX{}.
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890
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891 @item dired-texinfo-unclean-extensions
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892 @vindex dired-texinfo-unclean-extensions
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893 Default: @code{(".cp" ".cps" ".fn" ".fns" ".ky" ".kys"}
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894 @code{".pg" ".pgs" ".tp" ".tps" ".vr" ".vrs")}
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895
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896 List of extensions of dispensable files created by @samp{texinfo}.
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897
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898 @item dired-latex-unclean-extensions
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899 @vindex dired-latex-unclean-extensions
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900 Default: @code{(".idx" ".lof" ".lot" ".glo")}
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901
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902 List of extensions of dispensable files created by La@TeX{}.
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903
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904 @item dired-bibtex-unclean-extensions
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905 @vindex dired-bibtex-unclean-extensions
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906 Default: @code{(".blg" ".bbl")}
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907
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908 List of extensions of dispensable files created by Bib@TeX{}.
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909 @end table
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910
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911 @node Special Marking Function, , Advanced Cleaning Variables, Advanced Mark Commands
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912 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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913
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914 @section Special Marking Function
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915
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916 @table @kbd
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917 @item M-(
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918 @kindex M-(
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919 @findex dired-mark-sexp
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920 @cindex Lisp expression, marking files with in Dired
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921 @cindex Mark file by Lisp expression
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922 (@code{dired-mark-sexp}) Mark files for which @var{predicate} returns
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923 non-@code{nil}. With a prefix argument, unflag those files instead.
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924
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925 The @var{predicate} is a Lisp expression that can refer to the following
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926 symbols:
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927 @table @code
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928 @item inode
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929 [@i{integer}] the inode of the file (only for @samp{ls -i} output)
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930 @item s
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931 [@i{integer}] the size of the file for @samp{ls -s} output (usually in blocks or,
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932 with @samp{-k}, in KBytes)
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933 @item mode
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934 [@i{string}] file permission bits, e.g., @samp{-rw-r--r--}
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935 @item nlink
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936 [@i{integer}] number of links to file
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937 @item uid
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938 [@i{string}] owner
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939 @item gid
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940 [@i{string}] group (If the gid is not displayed by @samp{ls}, this
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942 @item size
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943 [@i{integer}] file size in bytes
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944 @item time
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945 [@i{string}] the time that @samp{ls} displays, e.g., @samp{Feb 12 14:17}
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946 @item name
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947 [@i{string}] the name of the file
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948 @item sym
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949 [@i{string}] if file is a symbolic link, the linked-to name, else @code{""}
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950 @end table
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951
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952 @noindent
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953 For example, use
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954 @example
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955 (equal 0 size)
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956 @end example
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957 to mark all zero length files.
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958
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959 To find out all not yet compiled Emacs Lisp files in a directory, Dired
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960 all @file{.el} files in the lisp directory using the wildcard
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961 @samp{*.el}. Then use @kbd{M-(} with
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962 @example
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963 (not (file-exists-p (concat name "c")))
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964 @end example
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965 to mark all @file{.el} files without a corresponding @file{.elc} file.
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966
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967 @end table
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968
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969 @node Multiple Dired Directories, Find File At Point, Advanced Mark Commands, Top
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970 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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971 @chapter Multiple Dired Directories and Non-Dired Commands
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972
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973 @cindex Multiple Dired directories
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974 @cindex Working directory
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975 An Emacs buffer can have but one working directory, stored in the
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976 buffer-local variable @code{default-directory}. A Dired buffer may have
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977 several subdirectories inserted, but it still has only one working
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978 directory: that of the top-level Dired directory in that buffer. For
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979 some commands it is appropriate that they use the current Dired
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980 directory instead of @code{default-directory}, e.g., @code{find-file} and
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981 @code{compile}.
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982
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983 A general mechanism is provided for special handling of the working
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984 directory in special major modes:
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985
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986 @table @code
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987 @item default-directory-alist
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988 @vindex default-directory-alist
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989 Default: @code{((dired-mode . (dired-current-directory)))}
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990
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991 Alist of major modes and their notion of @code{default-directory}, as a
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992 Lisp expression to evaluate. A resulting value of @code{nil} is ignored
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993 in favor of @code{default-directory}.
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994
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995 @item dired-default-directory
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996 @findex dired-default-directory
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997 Use this function like you would use the variable
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998 @code{default-directory}, except that @code{dired-default-directory}
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999 also consults the variable @code{default-directory-alist}.
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1000 @end table
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1001
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1002 @node Find File At Point, Miscellaneous Commands, Multiple Dired Directories, Top
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1003 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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1004
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1005 @section Find File At Point
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1006 @cindex Visiting a file mentioned in a buffer
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1007 @cindex Finding a file at point
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1008
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1009 @file{dired-x} provides a method of visiting or editing a file mentioned in
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1010 the buffer you are viewing (e.g., a mail buffer, a news article, a
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1011 @file{README} file, etc.) or to test if that file exists. You can then modify
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1012 this in the minibuffer after snatching the file name.
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1013
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1014 When installed @file{dired-x} will substitute @code{dired-x-find-file} for
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1015 @code{find-file} (normally bound to @kbd{C-x C-f}) and
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1016 @code{dired-x-find-file-other-window} for @code{find-file-other-window}
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1017 (normally bound to @kbd{C-x 4 C-f}).
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1018
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1019 In order to use this feature, you will need to set
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1020 @code{dired-x-hands-off-my-keys} to @code{nil} inside @code{dired-load-hook}
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1021 (@pxref{Optional Installation File At Point}).
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1022
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1023 @table @code
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1024 @item dired-x-find-file
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1025 @findex dired-x-find-file
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1026 @kindex C-x C-f
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1027
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1028 @code{dired-x-find-file} behaves exactly like @code{find-file} (normally bound
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1029 to @kbd{C-x C-f}) unless a prefix argument is passed to the function in which
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1030 case it will use the file name at point as a guess for the file to visit.
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1031
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1032 For example, if the buffer you were reading contained the words
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1033
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1034 @example
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1035 Available via anonymous ftp in
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1036
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1037 /roebling.poly.edu:/pub/lisp/crypt++.el.gz
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1038 @end example
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1039
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1040 @noindent
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1041 then you could move your cursor to the line containing the ftp address and
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1042 type @kbd{C-u C-x C-f} (the @kbd{C-u} is a universal argument). The
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1043 minibuffer would read
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1044
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1045 @example
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1046 Find file: /roebling.poly.edu:/pub/lisp/crypt++.el.gz
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1047 @end example
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1048
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1049 @noindent
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1050 with the point after the last @code{/}. If you hit @key{RET}, emacs will visit
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1051 the file at that address. This also works with files on your own computer.
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1052
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1053 @item dired-x-find-file-other-window
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1054 @findex dired-x-find-file-other-window
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1055 @kindex C-x 4 C-f
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1056
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1057 @code{dired-x-find-file-other-window} behaves exactly like
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1058 @code{find-file-other-window} (normally bound to @kbd{C-x 4 C-f}) unless a
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1059 prefix argument is used. See @code{dired-x-find-file} for more information.
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1060
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1061 @item dired-x-hands-off-my-keys
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1062 @vindex dired-x-hands-off-my-keys
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1063 If set to @code{t}, then it means that @file{dired-x} should @emph{not} bind
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1064 @code{dired-x-find-file} over @code{find-file} on keyboard. Similarly, it
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1065 should not bind @code{dired-x-find-file-other-window} over
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1066 @code{find-file-other-window}. If you change this variable after
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1067 @file{dired-x.el} is loaded then do @kbd{M-x dired-x-bind-find-file}. The
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1068 default value of this variable is @code{t}; by default, the binding is not
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1069 done. See @xref{Optional Installation File At Point}.
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1070
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1071 @item dired-x-bind-find-file
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1072 @findex dired-x-bind-find-file
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1073 A function, which can be called interactively or in your @file{~/.emacs} file,
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1074 that uses the value of @code{dired-x-hands-off-my-keys} to determine if
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1075 @code{dired-x-find-file} should be bound over @code{find-file} and
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1076 @code{dired-x-find-file-other-window} bound over
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1077 @code{find-file-other-window}. See @xref{Optional Installation File At Point}.
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1078 @end table
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1079
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1080 @node Miscellaneous Commands, Bugs, Find File At Point, Top
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1081 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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1082 @chapter Miscellaneous Commands
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1083
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1084 Miscellaneous features not fitting anywhere else:
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1085
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1086 @table @code
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1087 @item dired-find-subdir
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1088 @vindex dired-find-subdir
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1089 Default: @code{nil}
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1090
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1091 If non-@code{nil}, Dired does not make a new buffer for a directory if it can
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1092 be found (perhaps as subdirectory) in some existing Dired buffer.
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1093
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1094 If there are several Dired buffers for a directory, the most recently
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1095 used is chosen.
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1096
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1097 Dired avoids switching to the current buffer, so that if you have a
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1098 normal and a wildcard buffer for the same directory, @kbd{C-x d RET}
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1099 will toggle between those two.
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1100 @end table
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1101
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1102 @table @kbd
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1103 @findex dired-goto-subdir
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1104 @kindex M-G
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1105 @item M-G
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1106 (@code{dired-goto-subdir}) Go to the header line of an inserted directory.
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1107 This command reads its argument, with completion derived from the names of the
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1108 inserted subdirectories.
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1109 @end table
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1110
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1111 @table @code
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1112 @item dired-smart-shell-command
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1113 @findex dired-smart-shell-command
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1114 @findex shell-command
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1115 @kindex M-!
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1116 Like function @code{shell-command}, but in the current Dired directory.
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1117 Bound to @kbd{M-!} in Dired buffers.
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1118
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1119 @item dired-jump
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1120 @findex dired-jump
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1121 @kindex C-x C-j
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1122 @cindex Jumping to Dired listing containing file.
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1123 Bound to @kbd{C-x C-j}. Jump back to Dired: If in a file, edit the current
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1124 directory and move to file's line. If in Dired already, pop up a level and
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1125 go to old directory's line. In case the proper Dired file line cannot be
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1126 found, refresh the Dired buffer and try again.
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1127
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1128 @item dired-jump-other-window
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1129 @findex dired-jump-other-window
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1130 @kindex C-x 4 C-j
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1131 Bound to @kbd{C-x 4 C-j}. Like @code{dired-jump}, but to other window.
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1132
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1133 These functions can be autoloaded so they work even though @file{dired-x.el}
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1135
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1136 @vindex dired-bind-jump
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1137 If the variable @code{dired-bind-jump} is @code{nil}, @code{dired-jump} will not be
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1138 bound to @kbd{C-x C-j} and @code{dired-jump-other-window} will not be bound to
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1139 @kbd{C-x 4 C-j}.
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1140
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1141 @item dired-vm
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1142 @cindex Reading mail.
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1143 @kindex V
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1144 @findex dired-vm
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1145 Bound to @kbd{V} if @code{dired-bind-vm} is @code{t}. Run VM on this
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1146 file (assumed to be a UNIX mail folder).
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1147
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1148 @vindex dired-vm-read-only-folders
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1149 If you give this command a prefix argument, it will visit the folder
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1150 read-only. This only works in VM 5, not VM 4.
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1151
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1152 If the variable @code{dired-vm-read-only-folders} is @code{t},
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1153 @code{dired-vm} will
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1154 visit all folders read-only. If it is neither @code{nil} nor @code{t}, e.g.,
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1155 the symbol @code{if-file-read-only}, only files not writable by you are
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1156 visited read-only. This is the recommended value if you run VM 5.
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1157
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1158 @vindex dired-bind-vm
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1159 If the variable @code{dired-bind-vm} is @code{t}, @code{dired-vm} will be bound
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1160 to @kbd{V}. Otherwise, @code{dired-bind-rmail} will be bound.
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1161
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1162 @item dired-rmail
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1163 @cindex Reading mail.
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1164 @findex dired-rmail
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1165 Bound to @kbd{V} if @code{dired-bind-vm} is @code{nil}. Run Rmail on this
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1166 file (assumed to be mail folder in Rmail/BABYL format).
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1167
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1168 @item dired-info
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1169 @kindex I
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1170 @cindex Running info.
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1171 @findex dired-info
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1172 Bound to @kbd{I}. Run Info on this file (assumed to be a file in Info
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1173 format).
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1174
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1175 @vindex dired-bind-info
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1176 If the variable @code{dired-bind-info} is @code{nil}, @code{dired-info} will
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1177 not be bound to @kbd{I}.
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1178
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1179 @item dired-man
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1180 @cindex Running man.
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1181 @kindex N
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1182 @findex dired-man
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1183 Bound to @kbd{N}. Run man on this file (assumed to be a file in @code{nroff}
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1185
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1186 @vindex dired-bind-man
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1187 If the variable @code{dired-bind-man} is @code{nil}, @code{dired-man} will not
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1188 be bound to @kbd{N}.
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1189
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1190 @item dired-do-relsymlink
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1191 @cindex Relative symbolic links.
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1192 @kindex Y
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1193 @findex dired-do-relsymlink
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1194 Bound to @kbd{Y}. Relative symlink all marked (or next ARG) files into a
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1195 directory, or make a relative symbolic link to the current file. This creates
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1196 relative symbolic links like
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1197
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1198 @example
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1199 foo -> ../bar/foo
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1200 @end example
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1201
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1202 @noindent
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1203 not absolute ones like
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1204
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1205 @example
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1206 foo -> /ugly/path/that/may/change/any/day/bar/foo
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1207 @end example
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1208
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1209 @item dired-do-relsymlink-regexp
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1210 @kindex %Y
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1211 @findex dired-do-relsymlink-regexp
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1212 Bound to @kbd{%Y}. Relative symlink all marked files containing
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1213 @var{regexp} to @var{newname}. See functions
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1214 @code{dired-do-rename-regexp} and @code{dired-do-relsymlink} for more
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1215 info.
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1216 @end table
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1217
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1218 @node Bugs, GNU Free Documentation License, Miscellaneous Commands, Top
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1219 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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1220 @chapter Bugs
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1221 @cindex Bugs
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1222 @findex dired-x-submit-report
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1223
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1224 @noindent
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1225 If you encounter a bug in this package, wish to suggest an
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1226 enhancement, or want to make a smart remark, then type
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1227
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1228 @example
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1229 @kbd{M-x dired-x-submit-report}
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1230 @end example
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1231
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1232 @noindent
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1233 to set up an outgoing mail buffer, with the proper address to the
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1234 @file{dired-x.el} maintainer automatically inserted in the @samp{To:@:} field.
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1235 This command also inserts information that the Dired X maintainer can use to
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1236 recreate your exact setup, making it easier to verify your bug or social
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1237 maladjustment.
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1238
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1239 Lawrence R. Dodd
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1240 @c <dodd@@roebling.poly.edu>
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1241
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1242 @node GNU Free Documentation License, Concept Index, Bugs, Top
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1243 @appendix GNU Free Documentation License
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1244 @include doclicense.texi
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1245
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1246 @node Concept Index, Command Index, GNU Free Documentation License, Top
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1247 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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1248 @unnumbered Concept Index
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1249 @printindex cp
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1250
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1251 @node Command Index, Key Index, Concept Index, Top
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1252 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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1253 @unnumbered Function Index
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1254 @printindex fn
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1255
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1256 @node Key Index, Variable Index, Command Index, Top
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1257 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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1258 @unnumbered Key Index
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1259 @printindex ky
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1260
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1261 @node Variable Index, , Key Index, Top
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1262 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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1263 @unnumbered Variable Index
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1264 @printindex vr
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1265
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1266 @setchapternewpage odd
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1267 @c @summarycontents
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1268 @contents
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1269
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1270 @bye
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1271 @c dired-x.texi ends here.
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1272
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1273 @ignore
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1274 arch-tag: 201727aa-9318-4c74-a0d7-4f51c550c4de
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1275 @end ignore