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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: "shankarrg" <shnkarrg@gmail.com>, <Help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
Subject: RE: subsitute for current file name in buffer in emacs
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 08:29:37 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <DNEMKBNJBGPAOPIJOOICMEADEFAA.drew.adams@oracle.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <15109271.post@talk.nabble.com>

> suppose i need to use the file name which is currently present in buffer
> opened before me in emacs ..
> now suppose it is a .cpp file  say abc.cpp
> now to compile this file i have to use        ...\g++  abc.cpp
>
> now  instead for putting abc.cpp  is there a variable or command which
> substitutes itself as the file name in current buffer  when used ?

ffap.el is one way (but some people find it overbearing).

http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/wiki/FindFileAtPoint

If you use Icicles, you can always use `M-.' to yank the file name (or
whatever) that is under the cursor into the minibuffer.

http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/wiki/Icicles_-_Inserting_Text_from_Cursor

  reply	other threads:[~2008-01-26 16:29 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-01-26 16:03 subsitute for current file name in buffer in emacs shankarrg
2008-01-26 16:29 ` Drew Adams [this message]
2008-01-31  5:35 ` Kevin Rodgers
     [not found] <mailman.6569.1201363445.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2008-01-26 16:20 ` Exal de Jesus Garcia Carrillo
2008-01-26 16:58   ` Drew Adams
2008-01-26 23:30 ` Xah Lee
2008-02-04 20:58 ` Ken Goldman

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