From: Tim Visher <tim.visher@gmail.com>
To: Marius Hofert <marius.hofert@math.ethz.ch>
Cc: Emacs help <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: How to create a directory containing spaces in dired-mode?
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 08:21:35 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAHa53uzP7K9aynzPzJP4gSMdQDTcqd7my56sQDUi6CNYLNBkKA@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAM3-KjawXOyYSHjHD_0wnVcH03AdChzXG=JoWyx5b-_uaTJ-xA@mail.gmail.com>
On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 3:07 AM, Marius Hofert
<marius.hofert@math.ethz.ch> wrote:
> Using '+' allows to create directories in dired-mode. When typing the
> name of the new directory, 'space' does not give a space. The question
> is how to get spaces in directory names then?
To add one more solution to the mix (because this feature of ido find
file and directory is to awesome to not know about!):
At the prompt, type `C-f` to get out of ido mode and drop down to
regular entry. I find this way easier than quoting each of the ` `
chars I want to insert.
--
In Christ,
Timmy V.
http://blog.twonegatives.com/
http://five.sentenc.es/ -- Spend less time on mail
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-06-21 12:21 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-06-21 7:07 How to create a directory containing spaces in dired-mode? Marius Hofert
2013-06-21 8:59 ` Peter Dyballa
2013-06-21 10:20 ` Vlad Piersec
2013-06-21 10:31 ` Marius Hofert
2013-06-21 12:34 ` Stefan Monnier
2013-06-21 15:06 ` Drew Adams
[not found] ` <mailman.2143.1371827179.22516.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2013-06-21 15:17 ` Emanuel Berg
2013-06-21 15:03 ` Drew Adams
2013-06-21 18:11 ` Marius Hofert
2013-06-21 12:21 ` Tim Visher [this message]
2013-06-21 13:42 ` Marius Hofert
[not found] <mailman.2123.1371798504.22516.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2013-06-21 12:33 ` Emanuel Berg
2013-06-21 13:02 ` notbob
2013-06-21 13:23 ` Emanuel Berg
2013-06-21 19:21 ` Stefan Monnier
[not found] ` <mailman.2159.1371842500.22516.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2013-06-21 22:33 ` Emanuel Berg
2013-06-22 15:39 ` Stefan Monnier
[not found] ` <mailman.2207.1371915908.22516.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2013-06-22 16:36 ` Emanuel Berg
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