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Re: two dired questions
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David Kastrup |
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Re: two dired questions |
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Tue, 04 May 2010 15:41:24 -0000 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.1.92 (gnu/linux) |
"B. T. Raven" <nihil@nihilo.net> writes:
> i.
> Is there a function or, better yet, a keychord that backspaces (by
> erasing) subdirectory components in the minibuffer. So, if the current
> directory is deeply embedded in the file hierarchy, can I hit a key
> combo to move backwards (upwards toward the root) in the directory tree:
>
> c:\abc\def\ghi\jkl
> becomes
> c:\abc\def\ghi
> then
> c:\abc\def
>
M-DEL (translated from <M-backspace>) runs the command
backward-kill-word, which is an interactive compiled Lisp function in
`simple.el'.
It is bound to <C-backspace>, M-DEL.
(backward-kill-word ARG)
Kill characters backward until encountering the beginning of a word.
With argument ARG, do this that many times.
> ii.
> Is there a setting that overwrites the dired buffer with the new one
> navigated to (or alternatively kills the one navigated from), so that
> there is only one dired buffer at a time instead of a long trail of them?
dired-find-alternate-file is an interactive compiled Lisp function in
`dired.el'.
(dired-find-alternate-file)
In Dired, visit this file or directory instead of the dired buffer.
[back]
Or more generally:
C-x C-v runs the command find-alternate-file, which is an interactive
compiled Lisp function in `files.el'.
It is bound to C-x C-v.
(find-alternate-file FILENAME &optional WILDCARDS)
Find file FILENAME, select its buffer, kill previous buffer.
--
David Kastrup
Re: two dired questions, jpkotta, 2010/05/04