From: Tim X <timx@nospam.dev.null>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: copying file from one dired buffer to another
Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:25:19 +1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <874p875mgg.fsf@lion.rapttech.com.au> (raw)
In-Reply-To: fd4fd78e-fb08-47cb-907c-4edf5269c673@56g2000hsm.googlegroups.com
Terrence Brannon <metaperl@gmail.com> writes:
> If I have marked two files in a dired buffer and then hit "C" to copy
> the files, normally I have to specify the target path.
>
> But what if the only other buffer window is a dired buffer that is the
> target directory?
I just use the history mechanism. Hit the up arrow when prompted for the
path and you should get to the path of the other dired buffer. Once you
have done this, from memory, it will become the default when you try to
copy/move other files.
Tim
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tcross (at) rapttech dot com dot au
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-06-06 2:25 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-06-05 14:05 copying file from one dired buffer to another Terrence Brannon
2008-06-05 15:55 ` Chris McMahan
2008-06-05 23:25 ` Xah
2008-06-06 2:25 ` Tim X [this message]
2008-06-06 19:05 ` Peter Dyballa
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