How to prevent window splitting when opening multiple files on command line

How to prevent window splitting when opening multiple files on command line

[Kristi Tsukida]

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Hi, I was wondering how to prevent emacs from splitting the window when
opening multiple files on the command line.  For example, running "emacs
file1 file2" opens emacs with a split window showing file1 and file2.  I
want to just see file1.  Thanks in advance.

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Re: How to prevent window splitting when opening multiple files on command line

[Giorgos Keramidas]

On Tue, 7 Apr 2009 12:14:02 -0700, Kristi Tsukida <kristi.tsukida@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, I was wondering how to prevent emacs from splitting the window
> when opening multiple files on the command line.  For example, running
> "emacs file1 file2" opens emacs with a split window showing file1 and
> file2.  I want to just see file1.  Thanks in advance.

If I am reading the code of the `command-line-1' function correctly,
then this is not currently possible.  This function runs:

  (if (= file-count 1)
      (setq first-file-buffer (find-file file))
    (find-file-other-window file)))

so if there are multiple filename arguments it will unconditionally call
`find-file-other-window'.

Re: How to prevent window splitting when opening multiple files on command line

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 07.04.2009 um 21:14 schrieb Kristi Tsukida:

> For example, running "emacs file1 file2" opens emacs with a split  
> window showing file1 and file2.  I want to just see file1.


Don't give the second name on the command line!

Another option: start emacs-server and use emacsclient to send files  
to GNU Emacs. As in, for example (more BSD than Linux):

	apply emacsclient file1 file2

or

	apply 'emacsclient <options>' file1 file2

This can also be used with loops in your shell.

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Re: How to prevent window splitting when opening multiple files on command line

[Nikolaj Schumacher]

Kristi Tsukida <kristi.tsukida@gmail.com> wrote:

> "emacs file1 file2" opens emacs with a split window showing file1 and
> file2.  I want to just see file1.

emacs -eval "(progn (mapc 'find-file (reverse command-line-args-left))
(setq command-line-args-left nil))" file1 file2


regards,
Nikolaj Schumacher