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Re: list a directory


From: Le Wang
Subject: Re: list a directory
Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2003 03:37:36 GMT
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> ck wrote:
> 
>> I used to type c-x f <return>, then I can view list of file in
>> current directory. I could not view a list file in a directory
>> after I  re-install xemacs. Did I miss something.

You missed something. Are your packages installed correctly? i.e. can you run 
dired at all?

roodwriter wrote:

> You have the commands confused. C-x C-f is for opening a file or for
> creating one where there isn't one. It's not for viewing the directory.
> 
> C-x d, as stated by D. Goel, is for viewing a directory.
> 
> Unless it works differently on Windows than on Linux.

Unless you're running some kind of special Linux, <C-x> <C-f> should open 
files *or* directory everywhere, on both emacsen.

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Le


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