How to search in several Dired buffers

How to search in several Dired buffers

[Kepa via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor]

Hi

I would like to search in independent folders, like with dired-goto-file.

Is it possible in any way?

I have tried with Dired Plus, using diredp-dired-union, but it doesn't seem to work.

If I opened each folder in a buffer, is a way to browse folders and subfolders of all of them at the same time?

Best regards

RE: [External] : How to search in several Dired buffers

[Drew Adams]

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> I would like to search in independent folders, like with dired-goto-
> file.
> 
> Is it possible in any way?
> 
> I have tried with Dired Plus, using diredp-dired-union, but it doesn't
> seem to work.

Define "doesn't seem to work", please.

`dired-goto-file' depends on an ordinary Dired buffer,
e.g., what's produced by `ls'.  It expands your input
FILE name wrt the current subdirectory listing.

A Dired buffer resulting from `diredp-dired-union' is,
however a buffer listing arbitrary files and dirs; it's
not an `ls' listing.  `dired-goto-file' won't work in
such buffers.  But plain isearch etc. should work fine.
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Otherwise, I don't have a solution to your question.
Independent folders in the same buffer aren't handled
by ordinary Dired buffers. 

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[SOLVED] : How to search in several Dired buffers

[Kepa]

Hi!

It seems that consult-dir can solve it.
https://github.com/karthink/consult-dir

I have added the directories I am working with, and I can go to any file or folder of them in any moment ;D

Best regards

> -----Original Message-----
> Subject: RE: [External] : How to search in several Dired buffers
> 
> > I would like to search in independent folders, like with dired-goto-
> > file.
> >
> > Is it possible in any way?
> >
> > I have tried with Dired Plus, using diredp-dired-union, but it doesn't
> > seem to work.
> 
> Define "doesn't seem to work", please.
> 
> `dired-goto-file' depends on an ordinary Dired buffer, e.g., what's produced by
> `ls'.  It expands your input FILE name wrt the current subdirectory listing.
> 
> A Dired buffer resulting from `diredp-dired-union' is, however a buffer listing
> arbitrary files and dirs; it's not an `ls' listing.  `dired-goto-file' won't work in
> such buffers.  But plain isearch etc. should work fine.
> ___
> 
> Otherwise, I don't have a solution to your question.
> Independent folders in the same buffer aren't handled by ordinary Dired
> buffers.

RE: [External] : How to search in several Dired buffers

[Drew Adams]

> > I would like to search in independent folders, like with dired-goto-file.
> > Is it possible in any way?
> >
> > I have tried with Dired Plus, using diredp-dired-union, but it doesn't
> > seem to work.

Should work now.

I've now enhanced `dired-goto-file' in Dired+, so it
works also in Dired buffers with listings of arbitrary
files and dirs, i.e., from anywhere.

You can use `diredp-dired-union' to combine listings of
independent folders, as you first tried, then use `j'
(`dired-goto-file') to move to a specific file/dir line.