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In article <mailman.21367.1136381051.20277.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>,
Peter Dyballa  <Peter_Dyballa@Web.DE> wrote:
>
>Am 04.01.2006 um 02:03 schrieb Dieter Wilhelm:
>
>>> Just type C-x d in the buffer whose file name you want to rename. It
>>> will position the cursor in dired on that file!
>>
>> It's not working for me when I previously have opened the file with
>> C-x C-f.  Only when the file at some stage have had the focus in dired
>
>Could be this customisation helps:
>
>'(dired-dwim-target t)
>
>--
>Mit friedvollen Grüßen
>
>   Pete
>
>Es geht nix über eine elektrische Klobürste!
>
>
>

What does that do?


dired-dwim-target-directory is a compiled Lisp function in `dired-aux'.
(dired-dwim-target-directory)

Not documented.

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Thanks,

David