Re: two dired questions

[jpkotta <jpkotta@gmail.com>]

On Mar 4, 8:10 am, "B. T. Raven" <ni...@nihilo.net> wrote:
> i.
> Is there a function or, better yet, a keychord that backspaces (by
> erasing) subdirectory components in the minibuffer. So, if the current
> directory is deeply embedded in the file hierarchy, can I hit a key
> combo to move backwards (upwards toward the root) in the directory tree:
>
> c:\abc\def\ghi\jkl
> becomes
> c:\abc\def\ghi
> then
> c:\abc\def
>
> etc.
>
> ???
>

In ido-mode, this is the default behavior of backspace.  ido-mode
isn't for everyone, though, so backward-kill-word a good
approximation.

> ii.
> Is there a setting that overwrites the dired buffer with the new one
> navigated to (or alternatively kills the one navigated from), so that
> there is only one dired buffer at a time instead of a long trail of them?
>

I use the dired+ package with (toggle-dired-find-file-reuse-dir 1).

> Thanks for any help,
>
> Ed