ffap vs. arrows

ffap vs. arrows

[Dan Jacobson]

ffap can't detect the file name with the cursor upon it in the former:
echo>>/etc/motd
echo>> /etc/motd
Only the latter. Nor with single >.
Didn't test <.

Re: ffap vs. arrows

[Kevin Rodgers]

Dan Jacobson wrote:
 > ffap can't detect the file name with the cursor upon it in the former:
 > echo>>/etc/motd
 > echo>> /etc/motd
 > Only the latter. Nor with single >.

Although valid, that is terrrible style.  You should use whitespace
before any redirection operator for readability:

echo >>/etc/motd

That can be made to work when editing shell scripts with this (as long
as point is within the file name itself, of course):

;; In sh-mode, add the ">" redirection operator to the characters
;; stripped from the beginning of a file name:
(let ((chars-beg-end (cdr (assq 'file ffap-string-at-point-mode-alist))))
   (setq ffap-string-at-point-mode-alist
	(cons (list 'sh-mode
		    (nth 0 chars-beg-end) ; chars
		    (concat (nth 1 chars-beg-end) ">") ; beg
		    (nth 2 chars-beg-end)) ; end
	      ffap-string-at-point-mode-alist)))

 > Didn't test <.

It works with "<" (again, as long as point is within the file name).

-- 
Kevin Rodgers