copying file from one dired buffer to another

copying file from one dired buffer to another

[Terrence Brannon]

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?

Re: copying file from one dired buffer to another

[Chris McMahan]

;;;======================================================================
;;; Let dired guess the target directory
;; If another dired window is visible, use that as the target for
;; copy, move, etc
(setq dired-dwim-target t)

- Chris

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?

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Re: copying file from one dired buffer to another

[Xah]

Terrence Brannon wrote:
«If I have marked two files in a dired buffer and then hit "C" to copy
the files... But what if the only other buffer window is a dired
buffer that is the target directory?
»

Chris McMahan wrote:
«(setq dired-dwim-target t)»

Thanks guys! I've been wanting to do this since about 1998.

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Re: copying file from one dired buffer to another

[Tim X]

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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Re: copying file from one dired buffer to another

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 05.06.2008 um 16:05 schrieb Terrence Brannon:

> But what if the only other buffer window is a dired buffer that is the
> target directory?


Then you still have to tell dired via dired-dwim-target, set to t,  
that the other dired buffer is the buffer. Look into the documentation!

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