Re: Question on minibuffer editing

[Arvind Kumar]

Thank you all for your comments!!! M-b M-d moves the cursor first and
then deletes the word. backward-kill-word is what i was looking for..
I had tried finding out the lisp equivalent without success!! Thanks
again!!
Arvind Kumar



Barry Margolin <barry.margolin@level3.com> wrote in message 
news:<hu8za.7$Kf1.83@paloalto-snr1.gtei.net>...
> In article <4caa7863.0305220244.6951f005@posting.google.com>,
> Arvind Kumar <arvindk@xebeo.com> wrote:
> >Hi Guys,
> >   Say, for example, I am opening a file in emacs using C-x f. I am in
> 
> C-x f sets the fill column, I think you mean C-x C-f.
> 
> >one directory with long hierarchy. I want to go down the hierarchy to
> >some other path. Keep pressing the backspace button is cumbursome. How
> >do I set the key so that c-backspace or Alt-backspace deletes the word
> >in the minibuffer??? I am sure I was it's possible because i had this
> >setting in my last company. But I can't remember exactly what this
> >setup was!!!
> 
> The minibuffer usually has the same basic editing commands as a fundamental
> mode buffer.  The only significant difference is that it adds a few keys
> for moving back and forth through the history (M-p and M-n) and does
> completion.
> 
> C-Backspace and M-Backspace should delete the previous word unless you've
> done something in your .emacs to override it.