RE: file path in buffer name

["Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>]

> i have to edit multiple files with the same file name 
> (CMakeLists.txt) and since emacs gives the buffer the name
> of the file and adding a number to it,
> it is very hard to decide with buffer has which file.
> 
> So what i need is a method to say emacs to make the buffer 
> name looking like "CMakeLists.txt in <path>". Even better
> would be if <path> could be abbreviated to 30 characters,
> but thats not important.

This doesn't answer your question directly, but it might help you as
supplementary info:

You can see the file names for your (file-visiting) buffers in at least these
ways:

1. Menu-bar menu `Buffers'.

2. The buffer-menu buffer, `*Buffer List*'. You access this using command
`buffer-menu' or `list-buffers', typically bound to `C-x C-b'.

HTH.