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Re: Buffers in Dired
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Ed Cavazos |
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Re: Buffers in Dired |
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Sat, 31 May 2003 21:43:37 GMT |
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Some comments regarding dired...
Dired is good for what it is, a "directory editor". But it doesn't
feel optimal as a filesystem browser. I still bust out an xterm and
use ls/cd etc. I considered a list of things that I would want in a
filesystem browser:
* The "-l" style output should be optional
* Hidden files should not be shown by default
* Do not create new buffers for each dir visited
* Navigation commands bound to single keys
* Modeline is menu showing available operations on file
I implemented these ideas:
http://www.theworld.com/~proteus/ec.el
After loading, do "M-x ec" to start.
l - Toggle -l style listing
a - Toggle hidden files
n/p - Next/Previous line
u - Up directory
ret - Enter directory
g - Jump to a directory
There are no facilities for "editing" directories, but that's just
because I was experimenting with implementing the features mentioned
above.
Ed
Kaustuv <kaustuv@stanford.edu> writes:
> Hi all,
> I am using dired to navigate through the files of my home. But the
> problem is the moment i move to a subdirectory dired creates a new
> buffer for it. So ultimetly it turns out i have just too many buffers
> open if i am locating a file buried deep my home directory sturcture.
> Is there some configuration variable which shall tell it not to create
> all these buffers but to work only from one buffer. In short all i want
> is JUST ONE buffer for all my navigation.
> Regards,
> K.
>