Dired

Summary #

Emacs Directory Editor

Dired #

Directory Editor in EMACS. youtube

Dired CS #

I

insert sub dir if any dired-maybe-insert-subdir

a

kill and open dired in a directory dired-find-alternate-file

• Enter (don’t use this!): opens new dired buffer which might cause :: “dired buffer in use issue”

: create directory

R

rename file

M

change mode

O

change owner

g h

up in subtree go higher (to remember)

g r

refresh directory content

!

run a command on file

&

run a command async

W

open file in browser

C-x C-q

toggle read only mode to edit the file names as text in buffer to edit

Y

copy file name

!

run shell command on file

C-x C-D

consult-dir

mark

mark and take actions

• m to mark
• other commands C, R, M etc on bulk files
• toggle the marks
• to extension type
• mark files with regex
• unmark all files

• Doom Emacs ATTACH

  SPC . : find file from current directory

  ( : to toggle extra info of files

  Meta Enter : preview file

  o : order by date

  S : quick sort dired (dirvish-quick-sort) it will present the criteria to sort

• Creating files and dirs (Shell commands)

  1. M-! touch file-name.ext
  2. C-S ! ! touch file-name.ext

  ref

• Customs

  1. tab: to open/close sub dirs