From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Galen Boyer Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Buffers in Dired Date: 31 May 2003 22:36:12 -0500 Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1054438732 10174 80.91.224.249 (1 Jun 2003 03:38:52 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2003 03:38:52 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Jun 01 05:38:50 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19MJgH-0002dt-00 for ; Sun, 01 Jun 2003 05:38:49 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.20) id 19MJhz-0005tS-8S for gnu-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 31 May 2003 23:40:35 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!c03.atl99!news.webusenet.com!newscene!novia!novia!sequencer.newscene.com!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 29 Original-Sender: galenboyer@hotpop.com User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.1 Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:113926 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:10420 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:10420 On Sat, 31 May 2003, proteus@theworld.com wrote: > > Some comments regarding dired... > > Dired is good for what it is, a "directory editor". But it doesn't > feel optimal as a filesystem browser. I still bust out an xterm and > use ls/cd etc. I considered a list of things that I would want in a > filesystem browser: > > * The "-l" style output should be optional > * Hidden files should not be shown by default > * Do not create new buffers for each dir visited I don't get it. Dired has this and lots more. Just use `i' on the subdirectorys. How bout trying the following steps. Find any directory. On that directory line type C-u i R Now, do M-$ Now, try M-$ again. Does this seem useful? I find it extremely useful. -- Galen deForest Boyer Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground.