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3 @c dired-x.texi --- Sebastian Kremer's Extra DIRED hacked up for GNU Emacs19 | |
4 @c | |
5 @c Author: Sebastian Kremer <sk@thp.uni-koeln.de> | |
6 @c Lawrence R. Dodd <dodd@roebling.poly.edu> | |
28669 | 7 @c [Dodd's address no longer valid.] |
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9 @c Date: 2001/02/25 14:05:46 |
25829 | 10 @c Keywords: dired extensions |
11 @c dired-x.el REVISION NUMBER: 2 | |
12 | |
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.) | |
17 @c FOR GNU EMACS USE ../info/dired-x BELOW | |
18 @setfilename ../info/dired-x | |
19 @c dired-x.el REVISION NUMBER | |
20 @settitle Dired Extra Version 2 User's Manual | |
21 | |
30009 | 22 @dircategory Emacs |
25829 | 23 @direntry |
24 * Dired-X: (dired-x). Dired Extra Features. | |
25 @end direntry | |
26 | |
27 @iftex | |
28 @finalout | |
29 @end iftex | |
30 @c @setchapternewpage odd % For book style double sided manual. | |
31 @comment %**end of header (This is for running Texinfo on a region.) | |
32 @c @smallbook | |
33 @tex | |
34 \overfullrule=0pt | |
35 %\global\baselineskip 30pt % For printing in double spaces | |
36 @end tex | |
37 | |
38 @ifinfo | |
39 @node Copyright, Top, (dir), (dir) | |
40 @comment node-name, next, previous, up | |
28669 | 41 This documents the ``extra'' features for Dired Mode for GNU Emacs found in |
25829 | 42 the file @file{dired-x.el}. |
43 | |
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44 Copyright @copyright{} 1993, 1994, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
25829 | 45 |
46 Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this | |
47 manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are | |
48 preserved on all copies. | |
49 | |
50 Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified versions of | |
51 this manual under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided that | |
52 the entire resulting derived work is distributed under the terms of | |
53 a permission notice identical to this one. | |
54 | |
55 Permission is granted to copy and distribute translations of this | |
56 manual into another language, under the above conditions for | |
57 modified versions, except that this permission notice may be stated | |
58 in a translation approved by the Free Software Foundation. | |
59 | |
60 The file used to create this is called @file{dired-x.texi}, but the | |
61 original work that was altered to make that file was called | |
62 @file{dired.texi} written by Sebastian Kremer. | |
63 | |
64 @ignore | |
65 Permission is granted to process this file through TeX and print the | |
66 results, provided the printed document carries copying permission | |
67 notice identical to this one except for the removal of this paragraph | |
68 (this paragraph not being relevant to the printed manual). | |
69 | |
70 @end ignore | |
71 @end ifinfo | |
72 | |
73 @c | |
74 @titlepage | |
75 @sp 6 | |
76 @c dired-x.el REVISION NUMBER | |
77 @center @titlefont{Dired Extra Version 2} | |
78 @sp 2 | |
28669 | 79 @center @titlefont{For The GNU Emacs} |
25829 | 80 @sp 1 |
81 @center @titlefont{Directory Editor} | |
82 @sp 4 | |
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84 @center 2001/02/25 14:05:46 |
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86 @center Lawrence R@. Dodd | |
28669 | 87 @c @center @t{dodd@@roebling.poly.edu} |
25829 | 88 @sp 5 |
89 @center (Based on @file{dired.texi} by Sebastian Kremer <sk@@thp.uni-koeln.de>) | |
90 @page | |
91 @vskip 0pt plus 1filll | |
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92 Copyright @copyright{} 1993, 1994, 2001 Free Software Foundation |
25829 | 93 |
94 Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of | |
95 this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice | |
96 are preserved on all copies. | |
97 | |
98 Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified versions of | |
99 this manual under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided that | |
100 the entire resulting derived work is distributed under the terms of | |
101 a permission notice identical to this one. | |
102 | |
103 Permission is granted to copy and distribute translations of this | |
104 manual into another language, under the above conditions for | |
105 modified versions, except that this permission notice may be stated | |
106 in a translation approved by the Free Software Foundation. | |
107 | |
108 The file used to create this is called @file{dired-x.texi}, but the | |
109 original work that was altered to make that file was called | |
110 @file{dired.texi} written by Sebastian Kremer. | |
111 | |
112 @end titlepage | |
113 | |
114 @page | |
115 | |
116 @ifinfo | |
117 | |
118 @node Top, Introduction, Copyright, (dir) | |
119 @comment node-name, next, previous, up | |
120 | |
121 @noindent | |
28669 | 122 This documents the ``extra'' features for Dired Mode for GNU Emacs that are |
25829 | 123 provided by the file @file{dired-x.el}. |
124 | |
125 @itemize @bullet | |
126 | |
127 @item | |
128 Based on @file{dired.texi} by Sebastian Kremer <sk@@thp.uni-koeln.de> | |
129 | |
130 @c dired-x.el REVISION NUMBER | |
131 @item | |
132 For @file{dired-x.el} revision 2 | |
133 | |
28669 | 134 @c @item |
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135 @c Revision of this manual: 2.53 (2001/02/25 14:05:46) |
25829 | 136 |
28669 | 137 @c @item |
138 @c Bugs to Lawrence R. Dodd <dodd@@roebling.poly.edu>. @emph{Please} type | |
139 @c @kbd{M-x dired-x-submit-report} to submit a bug report (@pxref{Bugs}). | |
25829 | 140 |
28669 | 141 @c @item |
142 @c You can obtain a copy of this package via anonymous ftp in | |
143 @c @t{/roebling.poly.edu:/pub/packages/dired-x.tar.gz} | |
25829 | 144 |
145 @end itemize | |
146 | |
147 @menu | |
148 * Introduction:: | |
149 * Installation:: | |
150 * Omitting Files in Dired:: | |
151 * Local Variables:: | |
152 * Shell Command Guessing:: | |
153 * Virtual Dired:: | |
154 * Advanced Mark Commands:: | |
155 * Multiple Dired Directories:: | |
156 * Find File At Point:: | |
157 * Miscellaneous Commands:: | |
158 * Bugs:: | |
159 | |
160 * Concept Index:: | |
161 * Command Index:: | |
162 * Key Index:: | |
163 * Variable Index:: | |
164 | |
165 @end menu | |
166 | |
167 @end ifinfo | |
168 | |
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169 @node Introduction, Installation, Top, Top |
25829 | 170 @comment node-name, next, previous, up |
171 @chapter Introduction | |
172 | |
28669 | 173 This documents the @emph{extra} features for Dired Mode for GNU Emacs. It |
174 is derived from version 1.191 of Sebastian Kremer's @file{dired-x.el}. | |
25829 | 175 |
176 In adopting this @file{dired-x.el} to GNU Emacs v19 some material that has | |
177 been incorporated into @file{dired.el} and @file{dired-aux.el} of the GNU Emacs | |
178 19 distribution has been removed and some material was modified for agreement | |
179 with the functions in @file{dired.el} and @file{dired-aux.el}. For example, | |
180 the code using @code{gmhist} history functions was replaced with code using | |
28669 | 181 the mini-buffer history now built into GNU Emacs. Finally, a few other |
25829 | 182 features have been added and a few more functions have been bound to keys. |
183 | |
184 @ifinfo | |
185 @menu | |
186 * Features:: | |
187 * Technical Details:: | |
188 @end menu | |
189 @end ifinfo | |
190 | |
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191 @node Features, Technical Details, , Introduction |
25829 | 192 @comment node-name, next, previous, up |
193 @section Features | |
194 @cindex Features | |
195 | |
196 Some features provided by Dired Extra | |
197 | |
198 @enumerate | |
199 @item | |
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200 Omitting uninteresting files from Dired listing. |
25829 | 201 @itemize @bullet |
26468 | 202 @xref{Omitting Files in Dired}. |
25829 | 203 @end itemize |
204 @item | |
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205 Local variables for Dired directories. |
25829 | 206 @itemize @bullet |
26468 | 207 @xref{Local Variables}. |
25829 | 208 @end itemize |
209 @item | |
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210 Guessing shell commands in Dired buffers. |
25829 | 211 @itemize @bullet |
26468 | 212 @xref{Shell Command Guessing}. |
25829 | 213 @end itemize |
214 @item | |
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215 Running Dired command in non-Dired buffers. |
25829 | 216 @itemize @bullet |
26468 | 217 @xref{Virtual Dired}. |
25829 | 218 @end itemize |
219 @item | |
220 Finding a file mentioned in a buffer | |
221 @itemize @bullet | |
26468 | 222 @xref{Find File At Point}. |
25829 | 223 @end itemize |
224 @item | |
225 Commands using file marking. | |
226 @itemize @bullet | |
26468 | 227 @xref{Advanced Mark Commands}. |
25829 | 228 @end itemize |
229 @end enumerate | |
230 | |
231 @noindent | |
26468 | 232 @file{dired-x.el} binds some functions to keys in Dired Mode (@pxref{Key |
25829 | 233 Index}) and also binds @kbd{C-x C-j} and @kbd{C-x 4 C-j} @emph{globally} to |
26468 | 234 @code{dired-jump} (@pxref{Miscellaneous Commands}). It may also bind @kbd{C-x |
25829 | 235 C-f} and @kbd{C-x 4 C-f} to @code{dired-x-find-file} and |
26468 | 236 @code{dired-x-find-file-other-window}, respectively (@pxref{Find File At |
25829 | 237 Point}). |
238 | |
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239 @node Technical Details, , Features, Introduction |
25829 | 240 @comment node-name, next, previous, up |
241 @section Technical Details | |
242 @cindex Redefined functions | |
243 @cindex @file{dired-aux.el} | |
244 | |
245 When loaded this code @emph{redefines} the following functions of GNU Emacs | |
246 from @file{dired.el} | |
247 | |
248 @itemize @bullet | |
249 @item | |
250 @code{dired-clean-up-after-deletion} | |
251 @item | |
252 @code{dired-find-buffer-nocreate} | |
253 @item | |
254 @code{dired-initial-position} | |
255 @item | |
256 @code{dired-up-directory} | |
257 @end itemize | |
258 | |
259 @noindent | |
260 and the following functions from @file{dired-aux.el} | |
261 | |
262 @itemize @bullet | |
263 @item | |
264 @code{dired-add-entry} | |
265 @item | |
266 @code{dired-read-shell-command} | |
267 @end itemize | |
268 | |
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269 @node Installation, Omitting Files in Dired, Introduction, Top |
25829 | 270 @comment node-name, next, previous, up |
271 @chapter Installation | |
272 | |
273 @noindent | |
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274 This manual describes the Dired features provided by the file |
25829 | 275 @file{dired-x.el}. To take advantage of these features, you must load the |
276 file and (optionally) set some variables. | |
277 | |
278 @noindent | |
279 In your @file{.emacs} file in your home directory, or in the system-wide | |
280 initialization file @file{default.el} in the @file{site-lisp} directory, put | |
281 | |
282 @example | |
283 (add-hook 'dired-load-hook | |
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287 ;; (setq dired-guess-shell-gnutar "gtar") |
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288 ;; (setq dired-x-hands-off-my-keys nil) |
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289 )) |
25829 | 290 (add-hook 'dired-mode-hook |
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292 ;; Set dired-x buffer-local variables here. For example: |
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25829 | 295 @end example |
296 | |
297 @noindent | |
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299 when you first type @kbd{C-x d}). |
25829 | 300 |
301 @ifinfo | |
302 @menu | |
303 * Optional Installation Dired Jump:: | |
304 * Optional Installation File At Point:: | |
305 @end menu | |
306 @end ifinfo | |
307 | |
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308 @node Optional Installation Dired Jump, Optional Installation File At Point, , Installation |
25829 | 309 @comment node-name, next, previous, up |
310 @section Optional Installation Dired Jump | |
311 | |
312 @cindex Autoloading @code{dired-jump} and @code{dired-jump-other-window} | |
313 | |
314 In order to have @code{dired-jump} and @code{dired-jump-other-window} | |
26468 | 315 (@pxref{Miscellaneous Commands}) work @emph{before} @code{dired} and |
25829 | 316 @code{dired-x} have been properly loaded the user should set-up an autoload |
317 for these functions. In your @file{.emacs} file put | |
318 | |
319 @example | |
320 ;;; Autoload `dired-jump' and `dired-jump-other-window'. | |
321 ;;; We autoload from FILE dired.el. This will then load dired-x.el | |
322 ;;; and hence define `dired-jump' and `dired-jump-other-window'. | |
323 (define-key global-map "\C-x\C-j" 'dired-jump) | |
324 (define-key global-map "\C-x4\C-j" 'dired-jump-other-window) | |
325 | |
326 (autoload (quote dired-jump) "dired" "\ | |
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330 In case the proper Dired file line cannot be found, refresh the Dired |
25829 | 331 buffer and try again." t nil) |
332 | |
333 (autoload (quote dired-jump-other-window) "dired" "\ | |
334 Like \\[dired-jump] (dired-jump) but in other window." t nil) | |
335 @end example | |
336 | |
337 Note that in recent releases of GNU Emacs 19 (i.e., 19.25 or later) the file | |
338 @file{../lisp/loaddefs.el} of the Emacs distribution already contains the | |
339 proper auto-loading for @code{dired-jump} so you need only put | |
340 | |
341 @example | |
342 (define-key global-map "\C-x\C-j" 'dired-jump) | |
343 @end example | |
344 | |
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25829 | 347 before @code{dired} is loaded. |
348 | |
28669 | 349 @node Optional Installation File At Point, , Optional Installation Dired Jump, Installation |
25829 | 350 @comment node-name, next, previous, up |
351 @section Optional Installation File At Point | |
352 | |
353 @cindex Binding @code{dired-x-find-file} | |
354 If you choose to have @file{dired-x.el} bind @code{dired-x-find-file} over | |
26468 | 355 @code{find-file} (@pxref{Find File At Point}), then you will need to set |
25829 | 356 @code{dired-x-hands-off-my-keys} and make a call to the function |
357 @code{dired-x-bind-find-file} in the @code{dired-load-hook}: | |
358 | |
359 @example | |
360 (add-hook 'dired-load-hook | |
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367 )) |
25829 | 368 @end example |
369 | |
370 Alternatively, you can set the variable @emph{before} @file{dired-x.el} is | |
371 loaded | |
372 | |
373 @example | |
374 (add-hook 'dired-load-hook | |
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379 )) |
25829 | 380 @end example |
381 | |
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382 @node Omitting Files in Dired, Local Variables, Installation, Top |
25829 | 383 @comment node-name, next, previous, up |
384 @chapter Omitting Files in Dired | |
385 | |
386 @cindex Omitting Files in Dired | |
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387 @cindex Uninteresting files |
25829 | 388 @dfn{Omitting} a file means removing it from the directory listing. Omitting |
389 is useful for keeping Dired buffers free of ``uninteresting'' files (for | |
390 instance, auto-save, auxiliary, backup, and revision control files) so that | |
391 the user can concentrate on the interesting files. Like hidden files, omitted | |
392 files are never seen by Dired. Omitting differs from hiding in several | |
393 respects: | |
394 | |
395 @itemize @bullet | |
396 | |
397 @item | |
398 Omitting works on individual files, not on directories; an entire directory | |
399 cannot be omitted (though each of its files could be). | |
400 | |
401 @item | |
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402 Omitting is wholesale; if omitting is turned on for a Dired buffer, then all |
25829 | 403 uninteresting files listed in that buffer are omitted. The user does not omit |
404 (or unomit) files one at a time. | |
405 | |
406 @item | |
407 Omitting can be automatic; uninteresting file lines in the buffer can be | |
408 removed before the user ever sees them. | |
409 | |
410 @item | |
411 Marked files are never omitted. | |
412 @end itemize | |
413 | |
414 @table @kbd | |
415 @item M-o | |
416 @kindex M-o | |
417 @findex dired-omit-toggle | |
418 (@code{dired-omit-toggle}) Toggle between displaying and omitting | |
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419 ``uninteresting'' files. With a prefix argument, just mark |
25829 | 420 the files, but don't actually omit them. |
421 @end table | |
422 | |
423 @noindent | |
424 In order to make Dired Omit work you first need to load @file{dired-x.el} | |
26468 | 425 inside @code{dired-load-hook} (@pxref{Installation}) and then set |
426 @code{dired-omit-files-p} in some way (@pxref{Omitting Variables}). | |
25829 | 427 |
428 @ifinfo | |
429 @menu | |
430 * Omitting Variables:: | |
431 * Omitting Examples:: | |
432 * Omitting Technical:: | |
433 @end menu | |
434 @end ifinfo | |
435 | |
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436 @node Omitting Variables, Omitting Examples, , Omitting Files in Dired |
25829 | 437 @comment node-name, next, previous, up |
438 | |
439 @section Omitting Variables | |
440 | |
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441 @cindex Customizing file omitting |
25829 | 442 The following variables can be used to customize omitting. |
443 | |
444 @table @code | |
445 | |
446 @vindex dired-omit-files-p | |
447 @item dired-omit-files-p | |
448 | |
449 Default: @code{nil} | |
450 | |
451 @cindex How to make omitting the default in Dired | |
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452 If non-@code{nil}, ``uninteresting'' files are not listed. |
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453 Uninteresting files are those whose files whose names match regexp |
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454 @code{dired-omit-files}, plus those ending with extensions in |
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455 @code{dired-omit-extensions}. @kbd{M-o} (@code{dired-omit-toggle}) |
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456 toggles its value, which is buffer-local. Put |
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458 @example | |
459 (setq dired-omit-files-p t) | |
460 @end example | |
461 | |
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462 @noindent |
25829 | 463 inside your @code{dired-mode-hook} to have omitting initially turned on in |
26468 | 464 @emph{every} Dired buffer (@pxref{Installation}). You can then use @kbd{M-o} to |
25829 | 465 unomit in that buffer. |
466 | |
467 To enable omitting automatically only in certain directories one can use Dired | |
468 Local Variables and put | |
469 | |
470 @example | |
471 Local Variables: | |
472 dired-omit-files-p: t | |
473 End: | |
474 @end example | |
475 | |
476 @noindent | |
477 into a file @file{.dired} (the default value of | |
26468 | 478 @code{dired-local-variables-file}) in that directory (@pxref{Local Variables}). |
25829 | 479 |
480 @table @code | |
481 @findex dired-omit-here-always | |
482 @item dired-omit-here-always | |
483 | |
484 This is an interactive function that creates a local variables file exactly | |
485 like the example above (if it does not already exist) in the file | |
486 @code{dired-local-variables-file} in the current directory and then refreshes | |
26468 | 487 the directory listing (@pxref{Local Variables}). |
25829 | 488 @end table |
489 | |
490 @vindex dired-omit-files | |
491 @item dired-omit-files | |
492 | |
493 Default: @code{"^#\\|\\.$"} | |
494 | |
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495 Files whose names match this buffer-local regexp will not be displayed. |
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496 This only has effect when @code{dired-omit-files-p}'s value is @code{t}. |
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498 The default value omits the special directories @file{.} and @file{..} and | |
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499 autosave files (plus other files ending in @file{.}) (@pxref{Omitting Examples}). |
25829 | 500 |
501 @vindex dired-omit-extensions | |
502 @item dired-omit-extensions | |
503 | |
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25829 | 505 @code{dired-latex-unclean-extensions}, @code{dired-bibtex-unclean-extensions} |
506 and @code{dired-texinfo-unclean-extensions}. | |
507 | |
508 If non-@code{nil}, a list of extensions (strings) to omit from Dired listings. | |
509 Its format is the same as that of @code{completion-ignored-extensions}. | |
510 | |
511 @vindex dired-omit-localp | |
512 @item dired-omit-localp | |
513 | |
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516 The @var{localp} argument @code{dired-omit-expunge} passes to | |
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25829 | 521 |
522 @item dired-omit-marker-char | |
523 @vindex dired-omit-marker-char | |
524 @cindex Omitting additional files | |
525 Default: @kbd{C-o} | |
526 | |
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25829 | 528 as marker by the user or other packages. There is one exception to this rule: |
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25829 | 530 |
531 @example | |
532 (setq dired-mark-keys "\C-o") | |
533 ;; i.e., the value of dired-omit-marker-char | |
534 ;; (which is not defined yet) | |
535 @end example | |
536 | |
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538 to your @file{~/.emacs}, you can bind the @kbd{C-o} key to insert a |
25829 | 539 @kbd{C-o} marker, thus causing these files to be omitted in addition to the |
540 usually omitted files. Unfortunately the files you omitted manually this way | |
541 will show up again after reverting the buffer, unlike the others. | |
542 | |
543 @end table | |
544 | |
545 @node Omitting Examples, Omitting Technical, Omitting Variables, Omitting Files in Dired | |
546 @comment node-name, next, previous, up | |
547 @section Examples of Omitting Various File Types | |
548 | |
549 @itemize @bullet | |
550 | |
551 @item | |
552 @cindex RCS files, how to omit them in Dired | |
553 @cindex Omitting RCS files in Dired | |
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554 If you wish to avoid seeing RCS files and the @file{RCS} directory, then put |
25829 | 555 |
556 @example | |
557 (setq dired-omit-files | |
558 (concat dired-omit-files "\\|^RCS$\\|,v$")) | |
559 @end example | |
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25829 | 561 @noindent |
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563 @code{dired-omit-localp} has its default value of @code{no-dir} to make the |
25829 | 564 @code{^}-anchored matches work. As a slower alternative, with |
565 @code{dired-omit-localp} set to @code{nil}, you can use @code{/} instead of | |
566 @code{^} in the regexp. | |
567 | |
568 @item | |
569 @cindex Tib files, how to omit them in Dired | |
570 @cindex Omitting tib files in Dired | |
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573 want to omit the @file{INDEX} and the @file{*-t.tex} files, then put |
25829 | 574 |
575 @example | |
576 (setq dired-omit-files | |
577 (concat dired-omit-files "\\|^INDEX$\\|-t\\.tex$")) | |
578 @end example | |
579 | |
580 @noindent | |
26468 | 581 in the @code{dired-load-hook} (@pxref{Installation}). |
25829 | 582 |
583 @item | |
584 @cindex Dot files, how to omit them in Dired | |
585 @cindex Omitting dot files in Dired | |
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586 If you do not wish to see @samp{dot} files (files starting with a @file{.}), |
25829 | 587 then put |
588 | |
589 @example | |
590 (setq dired-omit-files | |
591 (concat dired-omit-files "\\|^\\..+$")) | |
592 @end example | |
593 | |
594 @noindent | |
26468 | 595 in the @code{dired-load-hook} (@pxref{Installation}). |
25829 | 596 |
597 @end itemize | |
598 | |
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599 @node Omitting Technical, , Omitting Examples, Omitting Files in Dired |
25829 | 600 @comment node-name, next, previous, up |
601 @section Some Technical Details of Omitting | |
602 | |
603 Loading @file{dired-x.el} will install Dired Omit by putting | |
604 @code{dired-omit-expunge} on your @code{dired-after-readin-hook}, and will | |
605 call @code{dired-extra-startup}, which in turn calls @code{dired-omit-startup} | |
606 in your @code{dired-mode-hook}. | |
607 | |
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608 @node Local Variables, Shell Command Guessing, Omitting Files in Dired, Top |
25829 | 609 @comment node-name, next, previous, up |
610 @chapter Local Variables for Dired Directories | |
611 | |
612 @cindex Local Variables for Dired Directories | |
613 @vindex dired-local-variables-file | |
614 @vindex dired-enable-local-variables | |
615 @noindent | |
616 When Dired visits a directory, it looks for a file whose name is the value of | |
617 variable @code{dired-local-variables-file} (default: @file{.dired}). If such | |
618 a file is found, Dired will temporarily insert it into the Dired buffer and | |
619 run @code{hack-local-variables}. | |
620 | |
621 @noindent | |
622 For example, if the user puts | |
623 | |
624 @example | |
625 Local Variables: | |
626 dired-actual-switches: "-lat" | |
627 dired-omit-files-p: t | |
628 End: | |
629 @end example | |
630 | |
631 @noindent | |
632 into a file called @file{.dired} in a directory then when that directory is | |
633 viewed it will be | |
634 | |
635 @enumerate | |
636 @item | |
637 sorted by date | |
638 @item | |
639 omitted automatically | |
640 @end enumerate | |
641 | |
642 @noindent | |
643 You can set @code{dired-local-variables-file} to @code{nil} to suppress this. | |
644 The value of @code{dired-enable-local-variables} controls if and how these | |
645 local variables are read. This variable exists so that if may override the | |
646 default value of @code{enable-local-variables}. | |
647 | |
648 @noindent | |
649 Please see the GNU Emacs Manual to learn more about local variables. | |
650 @xref{File Variables,Local Variables in Files,Local Variables in | |
651 Files,emacs,The GNU Emacs Manual}. | |
652 | |
653 @noindent | |
654 The following variables affect Dired Local Variables | |
655 | |
656 @table @code | |
657 @vindex dired-local-variables-file | |
658 @item dired-local-variables-file | |
659 Default: @code{".dired"} | |
660 | |
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661 If non-@code{nil}, file name for local variables for Dired. If Dired finds a |
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663 into the Dired buffer and run @code{hack-local-variables}. |
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665 @vindex dired-enable-local-variables | |
666 @item dired-enable-local-variables | |
667 Default: @code{t} | |
668 | |
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669 Controls the use of local-variables lists in Dired. The value can be @code{t}, |
25829 | 670 @code{nil}, or something else. A value of @code{t} means local-variables |
671 lists are obeyed in the @code{dired-local-variables-file}; @code{nil} means | |
672 they are ignored; anything else means query. This variable temporarily | |
673 overrides the value of @code{enable-local-variables} when the Dired Local | |
674 Variables are hacked. | |
675 @end table | |
676 | |
677 @node Shell Command Guessing, Virtual Dired, Local Variables, Top | |
678 @comment node-name, next, previous, up | |
679 @chapter Shell Command Guessing | |
680 @cindex Guessing shell commands for files. | |
681 | |
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682 Based upon the name of a file, Dired tries to guess what shell |
25829 | 683 command you might want to apply to it. For example, if you have point |
684 on a file named @file{foo.tar} and you press @kbd{!}, Dired will guess | |
685 you want to @samp{tar xvf} it and suggest that as the default shell | |
686 command. | |
687 | |
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25829 | 690 @samp{tar xvf} to @samp{tar tvf}. If there are several commands for a given |
691 file, e.g., @samp{xtex} and @samp{dvips} for a @file{.dvi} file, you can type | |
692 @kbd{M-p} several times to see each of the matching commands. | |
693 | |
694 Dired only tries to guess a command for a single file, never for a list | |
695 of marked files. | |
696 | |
697 @table @code | |
698 @item dired-guess-shell-alist-default | |
699 @vindex dired-guess-shell-alist-default | |
700 Predefined rules for shell commands. Set this to @code{nil} to turn guessing off. | |
701 The elements of @code{dired-guess-shell-alist-user} (defined by the | |
702 user) will override these rules.@refill | |
703 | |
704 @item dired-guess-shell-alist-user | |
705 @vindex dired-guess-shell-alist-user | |
706 If non-@code{nil}, a user-defined alist of file regexps and their suggested | |
707 commands. These rules take precedence over the predefined rules in the | |
708 variable @code{dired-guess-shell-alist-default} (to which they are prepended) | |
709 when @code{dired-do-shell-command} is run). | |
710 @refill | |
711 | |
712 Each element of the alist looks like | |
713 | |
714 @example | |
715 (@var{regexp} @var{command}@dots{}) | |
716 @end example | |
717 | |
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723 You can set this variable in your @file{~/.emacs}. For example, | |
724 to add rules for @samp{.foo} and @samp{.bar} file extensions, write | |
725 | |
726 @example | |
727 (setq dired-guess-shell-alist-user | |
728 (list | |
729 (list "\\.foo$" "@var{foo-command}");; fixed rule | |
730 ;; possibly more rules... | |
731 (list "\\.bar$";; rule with condition test | |
732 '(if @var{condition} | |
733 "@var{bar-command-1}" | |
734 "@var{bar-command-2}")))) | |
735 @end example | |
736 | |
737 @noindent | |
738 This will override any predefined rules for the same extensions. | |
739 | |
740 @item dired-guess-shell-gnutar | |
741 @vindex dired-guess-shell-gnutar | |
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25829 | 743 Default: @code{nil} |
744 | |
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749 then used. | |
750 | |
751 @item dired-guess-shell-gzip-quiet | |
752 @vindex dired-guess-shell-gzip-quiet | |
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755 | |
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759 @item dired-guess-shell-znew-switches nil | |
760 @vindex dired-guess-shell-znew-switches nil | |
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763 | |
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768 @item dired-shell-command-history nil | |
769 @vindex dired-shell-command-history nil | |
770 | |
771 History list for commands that read dired-shell commands. | |
772 @end table | |
773 | |
774 @node Virtual Dired, Advanced Mark Commands, Shell Command Guessing, Top | |
775 @comment node-name, next, previous, up | |
776 @chapter Virtual Dired | |
777 | |
778 @cindex Virtual Dired | |
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25829 | 781 Using @dfn{Virtual Dired} means putting a buffer with Dired-like |
782 contents in Dired mode. The files described by the buffer contents need | |
783 not actually exist. This is useful if you want to peruse an @samp{ls -lR} | |
784 output file, for example one you got from an FTP server. You can use | |
785 all motion commands usually available in Dired. You can also use | |
786 it to save a Dired buffer in a file and resume it in a later session. | |
787 | |
788 @findex dired-virtual | |
789 @kindex g | |
790 @findex dired-virtual-revert | |
791 Type @kbd{M-x dired-virtual} to put the current buffer into virtual | |
792 Dired mode. You will be prompted for the top level directory of this | |
793 buffer, with a default value guessed from the buffer contents. To | |
794 convert the virtual to a real Dired buffer again, type @kbd{g} (which | |
795 calls @code{dired-virtual-revert}) in the virtual Dired buffer and | |
796 answer @samp{y}. You don't have to do this, though: you can relist | |
797 single subdirectories using @kbd{l} (@code{dired-do-redisplay}) on the subdirectory | |
798 headerline, leaving the buffer in virtual Dired mode all the time. | |
799 | |
800 @findex dired-virtual-mode | |
801 @vindex auto-mode-alist | |
802 The function @samp{dired-virtual-mode} is specially designed to turn on | |
803 virtual Dired mode from the @code{auto-mode-alist}. To edit all | |
804 @file{*.dired} files automatically in virtual Dired mode, put this into your | |
805 @file{~/.emacs}: | |
806 | |
807 @example | |
808 (setq auto-mode-alist (cons '("[^/]\\.dired$" . dired-virtual-mode) | |
809 auto-mode-alist)) | |
810 @end example | |
811 | |
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25829 | 817 @comment node-name, next, previous, up |
818 @chapter Advanced Mark Commands | |
819 | |
820 @table @kbd | |
821 @item F | |
822 @kindex F | |
823 @cindex Visiting several files at once | |
824 @cindex Simultaneous visiting of several files | |
825 @findex dired-do-find-marked-files | |
826 (@code{dired-do-find-marked-files}) Find all marked files at once displaying | |
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25829 | 830 @kbd{C-x 2} first. If you want just the marked files displayed and nothing |
831 else, type @kbd{C-x 1} first. | |
832 | |
833 The current window is split across all files marked, as evenly as possible. | |
834 Remaining lines go to the bottom-most window. The number of files that can be | |
835 displayed this way is restricted by the height of the current window and the | |
836 variable @code{window-min-height}. | |
837 @end table | |
838 | |
839 @table @code | |
840 @item dired-mark-extension | |
841 @findex dired-mark-extension | |
842 Mark all files with a certain extension for use in later commands. A @samp{.} | |
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25829 | 847 and an optional argument @var{marker-char} specifies the marker used. |
848 | |
849 @item dired-flag-extension | |
850 @findex dired-flag-extension | |
851 Flag all files with a certain extension for deletion. A @samp{.} is | |
852 @emph{not} automatically prepended to the string entered. | |
853 @end table | |
854 | |
855 @ifinfo | |
856 @menu | |
857 * Advanced Cleaning Functions:: | |
858 * Advanced Cleaning Variables:: | |
859 * Special Marking Function:: | |
860 @end menu | |
861 @end ifinfo | |
862 | |
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25829 | 864 @comment node-name, next, previous, up |
865 | |
866 @section Advanced Cleaning Functions | |
867 | |
868 @table @code | |
869 @item dired-clean-patch | |
870 @findex dired-clean-patch | |
871 Flag dispensable files created by the @samp{patch} program for deletion. See | |
872 variable @code{dired-patch-unclean-extensions}. | |
873 | |
874 @item dired-clean-tex | |
875 @findex dired-clean-tex | |
876 Flag dispensable files created by @TeX{}, La@TeX{}, and @samp{texinfo} for | |
26468 | 877 deletion. See the following variables (@pxref{Advanced Cleaning Variables}): |
25829 | 878 |
879 @itemize @bullet | |
880 @item | |
881 @code{dired-tex-unclean-extensions} | |
882 @item | |
883 @code{dired-texinfo-unclean-extensions} | |
884 @item | |
885 @code{dired-latex-unclean-extensions} | |
886 @item | |
887 @code{dired-bibtex-unclean-extensions} | |
888 @end itemize | |
889 | |
890 @item dired-very-clean-tex | |
891 @findex dired-very-clean-tex | |
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25829 | 894 @end table |
895 | |
896 @node Advanced Cleaning Variables, Special Marking Function, Advanced Cleaning Functions, Advanced Mark Commands | |
897 @comment node-name, next, previous, up | |
898 | |
899 @section Advanced Cleaning Variables | |
900 | |
901 @noindent Variables used by the above cleaning commands (and in the default value for | |
26468 | 902 variable @code{dired-omit-extensions}, @pxref{Omitting Variables}) |
25829 | 903 |
904 @table @code | |
905 @item dired-patch-unclean-extensions | |
906 @vindex dired-patch-unclean-extensions | |
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909 List of extensions of dispensable files created by the @samp{patch} program. | |
910 | |
911 @item dired-tex-unclean-extensions | |
912 @vindex dired-tex-unclean-extensions | |
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25829 | 914 |
915 List of extensions of dispensable files created by @TeX{}. | |
916 | |
917 @item dired-texinfo-unclean-extensions | |
918 @vindex dired-texinfo-unclean-extensions | |
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25829 | 920 @code{".pg" ".pgs" ".tp" ".tps" ".vr" ".vrs")} |
921 | |
922 List of extensions of dispensable files created by @samp{texinfo}. | |
923 | |
924 @item dired-latex-unclean-extensions | |
925 @vindex dired-latex-unclean-extensions | |
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25829 | 927 |
928 List of extensions of dispensable files created by La@TeX{}. | |
929 | |
930 @item dired-bibtex-unclean-extensions | |
931 @vindex dired-bibtex-unclean-extensions | |
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934 List of extensions of dispensable files created by Bib@TeX{}. | |
935 @end table | |
936 | |
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25829 | 938 @comment node-name, next, previous, up |
939 | |
940 @section Special Marking Function | |
941 | |
942 @table @kbd | |
943 @item M-( | |
944 @kindex M-( | |
945 @findex dired-mark-sexp | |
946 @cindex Lisp expression, marking files with in Dired | |
947 @cindex Mark file by lisp expression | |
948 (@code{dired-mark-sexp}) Mark files for which @var{predicate} returns | |
949 non-@code{nil}. With a prefix argument, unflag those files instead. | |
950 | |
951 The @var{predicate} is a lisp expression that can refer to the following | |
952 symbols: | |
953 @table @code | |
954 @item inode | |
955 [@i{integer}] the inode of the file (only for @samp{ls -i} output) | |
956 @item s | |
957 [@i{integer}] the size of the file for @samp{ls -s} output (usually in blocks or, | |
958 with @samp{-k}, in KBytes) | |
959 @item mode | |
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25829 | 961 @item nlink |
962 [@i{integer}] number of links to file | |
963 @item uid | |
964 [@i{string}] owner | |
965 @item gid | |
966 [@i{string}] group (If the gid is not displayed by @samp{ls}, this | |
967 will still be set (to the same as uid)) | |
968 @item size | |
969 [@i{integer}] file size in bytes | |
970 @item time | |
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973 [@i{string}] the name of the file | |
974 @item sym | |
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25829 | 976 @end table |
977 | |
978 @noindent | |
979 For example, use | |
980 @example | |
981 (equal 0 size) | |
982 @end example | |
983 to mark all zero length files. | |
984 | |
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25829 | 986 all @file{.el} files in the lisp directory using the wildcard |
987 @samp{*.el}. Then use @kbd{M-(} with | |
988 @example | |
989 (not (file-exists-p (concat name "c"))) | |
990 @end example | |
991 to mark all @file{.el} files without a corresponding @file{.elc} file. | |
992 | |
993 @end table | |
994 | |
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995 @node Multiple Dired Directories, Find File At Point, Advanced Mark Commands, Top |
25829 | 996 @comment node-name, next, previous, up |
997 @chapter Multiple Dired Directories and Non-Dired Commands | |
998 | |
999 @cindex Multiple Dired directories | |
1000 @cindex Working directory | |
1001 An Emacs buffer can have but one working directory, stored in the | |
1002 buffer-local variable @code{default-directory}. A Dired buffer may have | |
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25829 | 1005 some commands it is appropriate that they use the current Dired |
1006 directory instead of @code{default-directory}, e.g., @code{find-file} and | |
1007 @code{compile}. | |
1008 | |
1009 A general mechanism is provided for special handling of the working | |
1010 directory in special major modes: | |
1011 | |
1012 @table @code | |
1013 @item default-directory-alist | |
1014 @vindex default-directory-alist | |
1015 Default: @code{((dired-mode . (dired-current-directory)))} | |
1016 | |
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25829 | 1018 lisp expression to evaluate. A resulting value of @code{nil} is ignored |
1019 in favor of @code{default-directory}. | |
1020 | |
1021 @item default-directory | |
1022 @findex default-directory | |
1023 Function with usage like variable @code{default-directory}, but knows about the | |
1024 special cases in variable @code{default-directory-alist}. | |
1025 @end table | |
1026 | |
1027 @node Find File At Point, Miscellaneous Commands, Multiple Dired Directories, Top | |
1028 @comment node-name, next, previous, up | |
1029 | |
1030 @section Find File At Point | |
1031 @cindex Visiting a file mentioned in a buffer | |
1032 @cindex Finding a file at point | |
1033 | |
1034 @file{dired-x} provides a method of visiting or editing a file mentioned in | |
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1039 When installed @file{dired-x} will substitute @code{dired-x-find-file} for | |
1040 @code{find-file} (normally bound to @kbd{C-x C-f}) and | |
1041 @code{dired-x-find-file-other-window} for @code{find-file-other-window} | |
1042 (normally bound to @kbd{C-x 4 C-f}). | |
1043 | |
1044 In order to use this feature, you will need to set | |
1045 @code{dired-x-hands-off-my-keys} to @code{nil} inside @code{dired-load-hook} | |
26468 | 1046 (@pxref{Optional Installation File At Point}). |
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1048 @table @code | |
1049 @item dired-x-find-file | |
1050 @findex dired-x-find-file | |
1051 @kindex C-x C-f | |
1052 | |
1053 @code{dired-x-find-file} behaves exactly like @code{find-file} (normally bound | |
1054 to @kbd{C-x C-f}) unless a prefix argument is passed to the function in which | |
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1057 For example, if the buffer you were reading contained the words | |
1058 | |
1059 @example | |
1060 Available via anonymous ftp in | |
1061 | |
1062 /roebling.poly.edu:/pub/lisp/crypt++.el.gz | |
1063 @end example | |
1064 | |
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25829 | 1066 then you could move your cursor to the line containing the ftp address and |
1067 type @kbd{C-u C-x C-f} (the @kbd{C-u} is a universal argument). The | |
1068 minibuffer would read | |
1069 | |
1070 @example | |
1071 Find file: /roebling.poly.edu:/pub/lisp/crypt++.el.gz | |
1072 @end example | |
1073 | |
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25829 | 1076 the file at that address. This also works with files on your own computer. |
1077 | |
1078 @item dired-x-find-file-other-window | |
1079 @findex dired-x-find-file-other-window | |
1080 @kindex C-x 4 C-f | |
1081 | |
1082 @code{dired-x-find-file-other-window} behaves exactly like | |
1083 @code{find-file-other-window} (normally bound to @kbd{C-x 4 C-f}) unless a | |
1084 prefix argument is used. See @code{dired-x-find-file} for more information. | |
1085 | |
1086 @item dired-x-hands-off-my-keys | |
1087 @vindex dired-x-hands-off-my-keys | |
1088 If set to @code{t}, then it means that @file{dired-x} should @emph{not} bind | |
1089 @code{dired-x-find-file} over @code{find-file} on keyboard. Similarly, it | |
1090 should not bind @code{dired-x-find-file-other-window} over | |
1091 @code{find-file-other-window}. If you change this variable after | |
1092 @file{dired-x.el} is loaded then do @kbd{M-x dired-x-bind-find-file}. The | |
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25829 | 1094 done. See @xref{Optional Installation File At Point}. |
1095 | |
1096 @item dired-x-bind-find-file | |
1097 @findex dired-x-bind-find-file | |
1098 A function, which can be called interactively or in your @file{~/.emacs} file, | |
1099 that uses the value of @code{dired-x-hands-off-my-keys} to determine if | |
1100 @code{dired-x-find-file} should be bound over @code{find-file} and | |
1101 @code{dired-x-find-file-other-window} bound over | |
1102 @code{find-file-other-window}. See @xref{Optional Installation File At Point}. | |
1103 @end table | |
1104 | |
1105 @node Miscellaneous Commands, Bugs, Find File At Point, Top | |
1106 @comment node-name, next, previous, up | |
1107 @chapter Miscellaneous Commands | |
1108 | |
1109 Miscellaneous features not fitting anywhere else: | |
1110 | |
1111 @table @code | |
1112 @item dired-find-subdir | |
1113 @vindex dired-find-subdir | |
1114 Default: @code{nil} | |
1115 | |
1116 If non-@code{nil}, Dired does not make a new buffer for a directory if it can | |
1117 be found (perhaps as subdirectory) in some existing Dired buffer. | |
1118 | |
1119 If there are several Dired buffers for a directory, the most recently | |
1120 used is chosen. | |
1121 | |
1122 Dired avoids switching to the current buffer, so that if you have a | |
1123 normal and a wildcard buffer for the same directory, @kbd{C-x d RET} | |
1124 will toggle between those two. | |
1125 @end table | |
1126 | |
1127 @table @kbd | |
1128 @findex dired-goto-file | |
1129 @kindex M-g | |
1130 @item M-g | |
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1131 (@code{dired-goto-file}) Go to the line of a file (or directory). |
25829 | 1132 |
1133 @findex dired-goto-subdir | |
1134 @kindex M-G | |
1135 @item M-G | |
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1137 This command reads its argument, with completion derived from the names of the |
25829 | 1138 inserted subdirectories. |
1139 @end table | |
1140 | |
1141 @table @kbd | |
1142 @item w | |
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1143 @cindex Adding to the kill ring in Dired. |
25829 | 1144 @kindex w |
1145 @findex dired-copy-filename-as-kill | |
1146 (@code{dired-copy-filename-as-kill}) The @kbd{w} command puts the names | |
1147 of the marked (or next @var{N}) files into the kill ring, as if you had | |
1148 killed them with @kbd{C-w}. With a zero prefix argument @var{N}=0, use the | |
1149 complete pathname of each file. With a raw (just @kbd{C-u}) prefix argument, | |
1150 use the relative pathname of each marked file. As a special case, if no | |
1151 prefix argument is given and point is on a directory headerline, it | |
1152 gives you the name of that directory, without looking for marked files. | |
1153 | |
1154 @vindex dired-marked-files | |
1155 The list of names is also stored onto the variable @code{dired-marked-files} | |
1156 for use, e.g., in the @kbd{M-:} (@code{eval-expression}) command. | |
1157 | |
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1158 As this command also displays what was pushed onto the kill ring, you can |
25829 | 1159 use it to display the list of currently marked files in the |
1160 echo area (unless you happen to be on a subdirectory headerline). | |
1161 | |
1162 You can then feed the file name to other Emacs commands with @kbd{C-y}. | |
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1163 For example, say you want to rename a file with a long name to a slightly |
25829 | 1164 different name. First type @kbd{w} to push the old name onto the kill |
1165 ring. Then type @kbd{R} to rename it and use @kbd{C-y} inside @kbd{R}'s | |
1166 minibuffer prompt to insert the old name at a convenient place. | |
1167 | |
1168 @item T | |
1169 @kindex T | |
1170 @cindex Toggling marks. | |
1171 @findex dired-do-toggle | |
1172 (@code{dired-do-toggle}) Toggle marks. That is, currently marked | |
1173 files become unmarked and vice versa. Files marked with other flags | |
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25829 | 1176 @end table |
1177 | |
1178 @table @code | |
1179 @item dired-smart-shell-command | |
1180 @findex dired-smart-shell-command | |
1181 @findex shell-command | |
1182 @kindex M-! | |
1183 Like function @code{shell-command}, but in the current Dired directory. | |
1184 Bound to @kbd{M-!} in Dired buffers. | |
1185 | |
1186 @item dired-jump | |
1187 @findex dired-jump | |
1188 @kindex C-x C-j | |
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1190 Bound to @kbd{C-x C-j}. Jump back to Dired: If in a file, edit the current |
25829 | 1191 directory and move to file's line. If in Dired already, pop up a level and |
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1192 go to old directory's line. In case the proper Dired file line cannot be |
25829 | 1193 found, refresh the Dired buffer and try again. |
1194 | |
1195 @item dired-jump-other-window | |
1196 @findex dired-jump-other-window | |
1197 @kindex C-x 4 C-j | |
1198 Bound to @kbd{C-x 4 C-j}. Like @code{dired-jump}, but to other window. | |
1199 | |
1200 These functions can be autoloaded so they work even though @file{dired-x.el} | |
26468 | 1201 has not been loaded yet (@pxref{Optional Installation Dired Jump}). |
25829 | 1202 |
1203 @vindex dired-bind-jump | |
1204 If the variable @code{dired-bind-jump} is @code{nil}, @code{dired-jump} will not be | |
1205 bound to @kbd{C-x C-j} and @code{dired-jump-other-window} will not be bound to | |
1206 @kbd{C-x 4 C-j}. | |
1207 | |
1208 @item dired-vm | |
1209 @cindex Reading mail. | |
1210 @kindex V | |
1211 @findex dired-vm | |
1212 Bound to @kbd{V} if @code{dired-bind-vm} is t. Run VM on this file (assumed | |
1213 to be a UNIX mail folder). | |
1214 | |
1215 @vindex dired-vm-read-only-folders | |
1216 If you give this command a prefix argument, it will visit the folder | |
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25829 | 1221 visit all folders read-only. If it is neither @code{nil} nor @code{t}, e.g., |
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1222 the symbol @code{if-file-read-only}, only files not writable by you are |
25829 | 1223 visited read-only. This is the recommended value if you run VM 5. |
1224 | |
1225 @vindex dired-bind-vm | |
1226 If the variable @code{dired-bind-vm} is t, @code{dired-vm} will be bound to | |
1227 @kbd{V}. Otherwise, @code{dired-bind-rmail} will be bound. | |
1228 | |
1229 @item dired-rmail | |
1230 @cindex Reading mail. | |
1231 @findex dired-rmail | |
1232 Bound to @kbd{V} if @code{dired-bind-vm} is @code{nil}. Run Rmail on this | |
1233 file (assumed to be mail folder in Rmail/BABYL format). | |
1234 | |
1235 @item dired-info | |
1236 @kindex I | |
1237 @cindex Running info. | |
1238 @findex dired-info | |
1239 Bound to @kbd{I}. Run Info on this file (assumed to be a file in Info | |
1240 format). | |
1241 | |
1242 @vindex dired-bind-info | |
1243 If the variable @code{dired-bind-info} is @code{nil}, @code{dired-info} will | |
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25829 | 1245 |
1246 @item dired-man | |
1247 @cindex Running man. | |
1248 @kindex N | |
1249 @findex dired-man | |
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25829 | 1251 format). |
1252 | |
1253 @vindex dired-bind-man | |
1254 If the variable @code{dired-bind-man} is @code{nil}, @code{dired-man} will not | |
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1257 @item dired-do-relative-symlink | |
1258 @cindex Relative symbolic links. | |
1259 @kindex Y | |
1260 @findex dired-do-relative-symlink | |
1261 Bound to @kbd{Y}. Relative symlink all marked (or next ARG) files into a | |
1262 directory, or make a relative symbolic link to the current file. This creates | |
1263 relative symbolic links like | |
1264 | |
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25829 | 1270 not absolute ones like |
1271 | |
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25829 | 1275 |
1276 @item dired-do-relative-symlink-regexp | |
1277 @kindex %Y | |
1278 @findex dired-do-relative-symlink-regexp | |
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25829 | 1283 @end table |
1284 | |
1285 @node Bugs, Concept Index, Miscellaneous Commands, Top | |
1286 @comment node-name, next, previous, up | |
1287 @chapter Bugs | |
1288 @cindex Bugs | |
1289 @findex dired-x-submit-report | |
1290 | |
1291 @noindent | |
1292 If you encounter a bug in this package, wish to suggest an | |
1293 enhancement, or want to make a smart remark, then type | |
1294 | |
1295 @example | |
1296 @kbd{M-x dired-x-submit-report} | |
1297 @end example | |
1298 | |
1299 @noindent | |
1300 to set up an outgoing mail buffer, with the proper address to the | |
1301 @file{dired-x.el} maintainer automatically inserted in the @samp{To:@:} field. | |
1302 This command also inserts information that the Dired X maintainer can use to | |
1303 recreate your exact setup, making it easier to verify your bug or social | |
1304 maladjustment. | |
1305 | |
28669 | 1306 Lawrence R. Dodd |
1307 @c <dodd@@roebling.poly.edu> | |
25829 | 1308 |
1309 @node Concept Index, Command Index, Bugs, Top | |
1310 @comment node-name, next, previous, up | |
1311 @unnumbered Concept Index | |
1312 @printindex cp | |
1313 | |
1314 @node Command Index, Key Index, Concept Index, Top | |
1315 @comment node-name, next, previous, up | |
1316 @unnumbered Function Index | |
1317 @printindex fn | |
1318 | |
1319 @node Key Index, Variable Index, Command Index, Top | |
1320 @comment node-name, next, previous, up | |
1321 @unnumbered Key Index | |
1322 @printindex ky | |
1323 | |
28669 | 1324 @node Variable Index, , Key Index, Top |
25829 | 1325 @comment node-name, next, previous, up |
1326 @unnumbered Variable Index | |
1327 @printindex vr | |
1328 | |
29713 | 1329 @setchapternewpage odd |
25829 | 1330 @c @summarycontents |
1331 @contents | |
1332 | |
1333 @bye | |
1334 @c dired-x.texi ends here. |