Looking for a package filename expansion in a buffer (ala dabbrev)

Looking for a package filename expansion in a buffer (ala dabbrev)

[bigfaceworm]

All,

I'm sure someone has written this, but my google searches have turned
up nothing.

I'm just looking for a package that will let me expand filenames when
I'm inside a buffer.

   e.g.  I'd be typing /a/path/to<KEY>

and KEY would expand (or give me options) the path/filename

   /a/path/to/a/unique/file

or something like that.

Just trying not to re-invent the wheel.

tia,

BFW

Re: Looking for a package filename expansion in a buffer (ala dabbrev)

[Edward O'Connor]

> I'm just looking for a package that will let me expand filenames when
> I'm inside a buffer.
> 
>    e.g.  I'd be typing /a/path/to<KEY>
> 
> and KEY would expand (or give me options) the path/filename
> 
>    /a/path/to/a/unique/file
> 
> or something like that.

Maybe M-x comint-dynamic-complete-filename RET does what you want?

,----[ C-h f comint-dynamic-complete-filename RET ]
| comint-dynamic-complete-filename is an interactive compiled Lisp function in `comint'.
| (comint-dynamic-complete-filename)
| 
| Dynamically complete the filename at point.
| Completes if after a filename.  See `comint-match-partial-filename' and
| `comint-dynamic-complete-as-filename'.
| This function is similar to `comint-replace-by-expanded-filename', except that
| it won't change parts of the filename already entered in the buffer; it just
| adds completion characters to the end of the filename.  A completions listing
| may be shown in a help buffer if completion is ambiguous.
| 
| Completion is dependent on the value of `comint-completion-addsuffix',
| `comint-completion-recexact' and `comint-completion-fignore', and the timing of
| completions listing is dependent on the value of `comint-completion-autolist'.
| 
| Returns t if successful.
`----



Ted

-- 
Edward O'Connor
oconnor@soe.ucsd.edu

Re: Looking for a package filename expansion in a buffer (ala dabbrev)

[Martin Lorentzson]

bigfaceworm@hotmail.com (bigfaceworm) writes:

> I'm just looking for a package that will let me expand filenames
> when I'm inside a buffer.

The following two lines in your ~/.emacs will place just such a
feature on your F5 key:

  (require 'comint)
  (global-set-key [f5] #'comint-dynamic-complete-filename)

/Martin

Re: Looking for a package filename expansion in a buffer (ala dabbrev)

[Klaus Berndl]

On 5 May 2003, bigfaceworm@hotmail.com wrote:

>  All,
>  
>  I'm sure someone has written this, but my google searches have turned
>  up nothing.
>  
>  I'm just looking for a package that will let me expand filenames when
>  I'm inside a buffer.
>  
>     e.g.  I'd be typing /a/path/to<KEY>
>  
>  and KEY would expand (or give me options) the path/filename
>  
>     /a/path/to/a/unique/file
>  
>  or something like that.
>  
>  Just trying not to re-invent the wheel.

Not necessary...try hippie-expand (hippie-exp.el) which is part of Emacs.
See option `hippie-expand-try-functions-list'...AFAIK the default value of
this option contains already what you want (functions
`try-complete-file-name-partially' and 'try-complete-file-name')

Klaus

>  
>  tia,
>  
>  BFW

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