Re: dired-do-touch

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 23.08.2007 um 19:35 schrieb Sean Sieger:

> I expected that
>
> T <RET> filename <RET>
>
> would create a file.

Dired works only on existing files. And directories. Although there  
is an exception ... see below!

> Is C-x C-f the only way to create a new file in dired or is there a  
> one-key key-binding?

No. You can use *shell* or such buffers to create new files, you can  
copy or rename, or in dired-mode:

        ! t o u c h SPC <file name>

> On a different note, do you use bookmarks extensively?

No. And neither intensively. Not at all, for short.

--
Greetings

  Pete

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