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== Usage ==
 
== Usage ==
 
'''Dired''' has countless functionality.
 
'''Dired''' has countless functionality.
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; {{CommandKeys|C-x d| dired}}
 
; {{CommandKeys|C-x d| dired}}
 
: ask for a directory and puts you into a buffer with direct listing of that directory.  
 
: ask for a directory and puts you into a buffer with direct listing of that directory.  
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; {{CommandKeys|C-x C-j| dired-jump}}
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: jump to a dired buffer corresponding to the current buffer.
  
 
== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
 
[[Dired+]] a package extends functionalities to the Dired
 
[[Dired+]] a package extends functionalities to the Dired
 
[[Category:Desktop Management]] [[Category:File Manager]] [[Category:Dired]]
 
[[Category:Desktop Management]] [[Category:File Manager]] [[Category:Dired]]

Revision as of 08:55, 6 April 2012

Dired
Description File Manager for Emacs.
Author name of author
Maintainer FSF
Source http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/lisp/dired.el
Part of Emacs yes

Dired is a inbuilt File Manager for Emacs. Its arguably the best file manager with the functionality it possesses. Unlike any other file mangers the directory listing is just as an another buffer of Emacs with dired-mode as Major Mode.

Usage

Dired has countless functionality.

[C-x d] (or M-x dired)
ask for a directory and puts you into a buffer with direct listing of that directory.
[C-x C-j] (or M-x dired-jump)
jump to a dired buffer corresponding to the current buffer.

See Also

Dired+ a package extends functionalities to the Dired