From: dkcombs@panix.com (David Combs)
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: viewing random list of files in dired
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:16:47 +0000 (UTC) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <gnegsf$52v$2@reader1.panix.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: gkvcbi$ltf$1@news.albasani.net
In article <gkvcbi$ltf$1@news.albasani.net>,
Rupert Swarbrick <rswarbrick@gmail.com> wrote:
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>
>Andreas Politz <politza@fh-trier.de> writes:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> is it possible to view a random list of files with dired ?
>>
>> What I really want is to examine a couple 100 of images from
>> different directories as thumbnails with associated filename.
>> The names come from the command line. None of the programs I
>> have tried (gthumb,gqview,xzgv,feh) can do it.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> -ap
>
>I don't know whether dired will do this directly, but for a similar
>problem in the past I used the following approach: create a temporary
>directory and make symbolic links to each of the files in the list (if
>you really mean random, you can pipe your command through eg shuf),
>naming them 00001 00002 etc.
>
>The result will be ordered however you choose (based on the ordering you
>fed to your "counter") and you can just wipe the temporary directory
^^^^^^^^^
>when done.
>
>Rupert
>
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What's this "counter" you mention as a help in a dired-order?
Thanks!
David
prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-02-17 14:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-01-18 13:04 viewing random list of files in dired Andreas Politz
2009-01-18 13:54 ` Rupert Swarbrick
2009-01-18 15:10 ` Andreas Politz
2009-01-18 16:15 ` Drew Adams
2009-01-18 17:00 ` Drew Adams
2009-01-18 17:38 ` Harry Putnam
2009-01-18 17:48 ` Drew Adams
2009-01-18 18:28 ` Harry Putnam
2009-01-18 18:45 ` Drew Adams
2009-02-17 14:16 ` David Combs [this message]
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