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Re: change working directory in emacs


From: Maarten Bergvelt
Subject: Re: change working directory in emacs
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 19:00:47 +0000 (UTC)
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In article <mailman.3585.1151692923.9609.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>, 
danielx wrote:
> 
> When you find file in emacs, how does it it decide which directory you will
> begin finding? Usually, it's the directory where you started emacs, but if
> you've already opened some other files, you begin finding elsewhere. Also,
> how can I tell emacs where I want to begin finding? Thanks!

M-x pwd tells you what the default directory for the buffer is and you
use M-x cd to change it, see the emacs manual, section on file names.

-- 
Maarten Bergvelt                



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