From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Ian Zimmerman Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: rookie warning Can I search files from dired? Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 21:47:09 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <87hd6ggjvn.fsf@ahiker.homeip.net> References: <1141217080.718534.299050@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1141429569 5047 80.91.229.2 (3 Mar 2006 23:46:09 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 23:46:09 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Mar 04 00:46:07 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 1FFJyG-0002JV-MP for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 04 Mar 2006 00:46:05 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1FFJyI-0000aT-4D for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 03 Mar 2006 18:46:06 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1FFJDB-0000Oe-9b for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 03 Mar 2006 17:57:25 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1FFJD7-0000Nb-Qs for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 03 Mar 2006 17:57:24 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1FFEbo-0006b1-W2 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 03 Mar 2006 13:02:33 -0500 Original-Received: from [64.233.184.202] (helo=wproxy.gmail.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1FF48R-0007DE-5m for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 03 Mar 2006 01:51:31 -0500 Original-Received: by wproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id i7so826106wra for ; Thu, 02 Mar 2006 22:49:45 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:to:subject:references:from:in-reply-to:message-id:lines:user-agent:mime-version:content-type:date; b=qj0FPf+SoaSI+/EHXswOk+XfGpnIgnn7RfkVepYPARWqPVJCY1VxsjgemzloP4aj4/TrhB8yjg4bjzV76HqFsYtGDGw9Zdhlzk20PKmEMdqHNyRkyssFyAgJCjoBO/gVDqqXw4uBor4gacmgAEPiIN/zQszOygWE0zc6wQyK3Mw= Original-Received: by 10.65.193.17 with SMTP id v17mr1147154qbp; Thu, 02 Mar 2006 21:47:10 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: from ahiker.homeip.net ( [72.60.106.112]) by mx.gmail.com with ESMTP id e13sm1107364qbe.2006.03.02.21.47.09; Thu, 02 Mar 2006 21:47:09 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: from itz by ahiker.homeip.net with local (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1FF388-0001M8-TO; Fri, 03 Mar 2006 00:47:08 -0500 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org In-Reply-To: <1141217080.718534.299050@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com> Original-Lines: 11 User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.4 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:33523 Archived-At: bp1497> I have dired showing me all the files in a directory, can I bp1497> execute some kind of search on these files from the dired bp1497> screen. bp1497> I know I can do M-x shell, grep some_thing files. M-x grep -- A true pessimist won't be discouraged by a little success.