From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Tim Johnson Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Dired and wild cards Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 12:05:32 -0900 Message-ID: <20060125210532.GP22290@johnsons-web.com> References: <1138032644.237680.5990@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1138223103 14352 80.91.229.2 (25 Jan 2006 21:05:03 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 21:05:03 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Jan 25 22:05:01 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1F1rox-0000gs-5Y for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 25 Jan 2006 22:04:51 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1F1rri-0007d2-0M for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 25 Jan 2006 16:07:42 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1F1rql-0007By-Rt for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 25 Jan 2006 16:06:43 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1F1rqj-0007AK-KJ for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 25 Jan 2006 16:06:43 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1F1rqi-00079y-V8 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 25 Jan 2006 16:06:41 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.41.67] (helo=mx20.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA:32) (Exim 4.52) id 1F1roA-0006ub-Su for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 25 Jan 2006 16:04:02 -0500 Original-Received: from [208.218.214.5] (helo=postoffice.cniweb.net) by mx20.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1F1rnk-0003p7-HV for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 25 Jan 2006 16:03:36 -0500 Original-Received: from linus.johnson.com (rdbck-static-445.palmer.mtaonline.net [64.4.232.191]) by postoffice.cniweb.net (8.13.5/8.13.5) with ESMTP id k0PL08mP022924 for ; Wed, 25 Jan 2006 16:00:09 -0500 (EST) Original-Received: from linus.johnson.com (localhost.johnson.com [127.0.0.1]) by linus.johnson.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k0PL5XWW007012 for ; Wed, 25 Jan 2006 12:05:33 -0900 Original-Received: (from tim@localhost) by linus.johnson.com (8.12.8/8.12.8/Submit) id k0PL5Wjo007010 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 25 Jan 2006 12:05:32 -0900 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Mail-Followup-To: Tim Johnson , help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1138032644.237680.5990@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:32847 Archived-At: In Xemacs, I can do the follow: C-x, d and then at the prompt, put in "*.html" and get a wild card listing. In GNU emacs, I have to do M-: and then (dired "*.html"). Is there easier way to do this in GNU Emacs? :-) I know, I'm lazy, but I'm always looking for an easier, quicker way to do things..... Thanks tim -- Tim Johnson http://www.alaska-internet-solutions.com