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'''Ido''' is a very convenient way to find files and switch buffers.
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{{Package
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|name=Ido
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|author = Kim F. Storm
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|description=Interactive Do [[MiniBuffer]] Enhancement
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|source=http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/lisp/ido.el
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|maintainer=[[FSF]]
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|in_emacs=yes
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|Development status=active
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}}
  
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'''Ido''' - Interactively do things is a very convenient way to find files and switch buffers.
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== Basic setup ==
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= Basic setup =
 
  
 
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== Helpful keybindings ==
  
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= Helpful keybindings =
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; {{Keys|C-s}}
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: Move to next ido suggestion.
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; {{Keys|C-x C-c}}
 
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: Quit Emacs.
 
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; {{CommandKeys|C-x C-s|save-buffer}}
 
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: Save buffer.
 
  
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; {{Keys|C-r}}
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= Common Customization =
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: Move to previous ido suggestion.
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<!-- Customization common to all platforms goes here -->
 
  
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== Customization 1 ==
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; {{Keys|C-f}}
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<source lang="lisp">
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: Temporarily revert to the default find-file behavior. Handy if [[ido]] won't behave as you'd like.
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(message "This stuff will go in your .emacs")
 
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</source>
 
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== Customization 2 ==
 
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<source lang="lisp">
 
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(message "You can also do this customization")
 
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</source>
 
  
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; {{Keys|C-j}}
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: Accept the provided text as is, instead of selecting the currently proposed completion.
  
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== Common Customization ==
  
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= [[GNU/Linux]] =
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=== Enable Fuzzy Matching ===
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== GNU/Linux Notes 1 ==
 
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== GNU/Linux Notes 2 ==
 
  
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<syntaxhighlight lang="lisp">
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(setq ido-enable-flex-matching t)
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</syntaxhighlight>
  
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= [[OS X]] =
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=== Ignore Case ===
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== OS X Notes 1 ==
 
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== OS X Notes 2 ==
 
  
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{{Snippet|(setq ido-case-fold t)}}
  
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= [[Windows]] =
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=== Virtual Buffers ===
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Windows users be aware of this.
 
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== Windows Notes 1 ==
 
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== Windows Notes 2 ==
 
  
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If [[Recentf]] is enabled, you can use {{CommandKeys|C-x b|ido-switch-buffer}} to visit recently closed files by enabling virtual buffers:
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{{Snippet|(setq ido-use-virtual-buffers t)}}
  
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= [[Emacs-24]] =
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=== Prevent Auto-Merge ===
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<!-- Recent revision should come first. This way important information stays at top  -->
 
  
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Emacs-24 specific notes.
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Ido's default behavior when there is no matching file in the current directory is to look in recent working directories. If you prefer to limit {{CommandKeys|C-x C-f|ido-find-file}} to the current directory you can disable this ''auto-merge'' behavior:
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{{Snippet|(setq ido-auto-merge-work-directories-length -1) ;; disable auto-merge}}
  
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== Emacs-24 specific notes 1 ==
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You can still look in other working directories explicitly with {{Keys|M-s|ido-merge-work-directories}}.
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== Emacs-24 specific notes 2 ==
 
  
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=== Directory Caching on Windows ===
  
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On [[Windows]] operating systems it can be unreliable to cache directory listings: the directory may not appear to be modified even though files have been added or removed. Ido caches directory listings by default, which may cause confusion on Windows. You can disable caching:
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Emacs-23 is not as great as Emacs-24. You will have these problems and you can workaround it this way.
 
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== Emacs-23 specific notes 1 ==
 
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== Emacs-23 specific notes 2 ==
 
  
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<syntaxhighlight lang="lisp">
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(when (equal system-type 'windows-nt)
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  (setq ido-max-dir-file-cache 0)) ; caching unreliable
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</syntaxhighlight>
  
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=== Specifying sort-order ===
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If you'd like to tweak the default file sorting, like making [[Org]]-files appear first, tell [[ido]] which files to give a higher sort priority:
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<syntaxhighlight lang="lisp">
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(setq ido-file-extensions-order '(".org" ".txt" ".py" ".emacs" ".xml" ".el"
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  ".ini" ".cfg" ".conf"))
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</syntaxhighlight>
  
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Seriously...Why are you even looking at this? You suck.  Your Emacs sucks.  Your organization sucks.
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=== Sort by mtime instead of alphabetically ===
  
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== Emacs-24 specific notes 1 ==
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If you prefer to sort ido filelist by mtime instead of alphabetically :
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== Emacs-24 specific notes 2 ==
 
  
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<syntaxhighlight lang="lisp">
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(add-hook 'ido-make-file-list-hook 'ido-sort-mtime)
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(add-hook 'ido-make-dir-list-hook 'ido-sort-mtime)
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(defun ido-sort-mtime ()
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  (setq ido-temp-list
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        (sort ido-temp-list
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              (lambda (a b)
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                (time-less-p
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                (sixth (file-attributes (concat ido-current-directory b)))
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                (sixth (file-attributes (concat ido-current-directory a)))))))
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  (ido-to-end  ;; move . files to end (again)
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  (delq nil (mapcar
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              (lambda (x) (and (char-equal (string-to-char x) ?.) x))
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              ido-temp-list))))
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</syntaxhighlight>
  
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= Recommended Reading =
 
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* [[Internal Link1]]
 
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* [[Internal Link2]]
 
  
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== See Also ==
  
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= Project Pages =
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[[Helm]]
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* [http://bazaar.canonical.com/en/ Bazaar]
 
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* [http://doc.bazaar-vcs.org/bzr.dev/en/user-guide/index.html Bzr Users Guide]
 
  
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[[Smex]], a M-x enhancement
  
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= Tutorial Pages =
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== External Links ==
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;[http://wiki.bazaar.canonical.com/EmacsTips Emacs as commit message editor] 
 
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:Tips for setting up Emacs as Bazaar commit editor.
 
  
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[http://www.masteringemacs.org/articles/2010/10/10/introduction-to-ido-mode/ Introduction to Ido Mode]
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[[Category:Built-in Package]]
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[[Category:MiniBuffer]]
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Revision as of 09:40, 11 June 2013

Ido
Description Interactive Do MiniBuffer Enhancement
Author Kim F. Storm
Maintainer FSF
Source http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/lisp/ido.el
Part of Emacs yes

Ido - Interactively do things is a very convenient way to find files and switch buffers.

Basic setup

(ido-mode)
(ido-everywhere 1)

Helpful keybindings

[C-s]
Move to next ido suggestion.
[C-r]
Move to previous ido suggestion.
[C-f]
Temporarily revert to the default find-file behavior. Handy if ido won't behave as you'd like.
[C-j]
Accept the provided text as is, instead of selecting the currently proposed completion.

Common Customization

Enable Fuzzy Matching

(setq ido-enable-flex-matching t)

Ignore Case

(setq ido-case-fold t)

Virtual Buffers

If Recentf is enabled, you can use [C-x b] (or M-x ido-switch-buffer) to visit recently closed files by enabling virtual buffers: 

(setq ido-use-virtual-buffers t)

Prevent Auto-Merge

Ido's default behavior when there is no matching file in the current directory is to look in recent working directories. If you prefer to limit [C-x C-f] (or M-x ido-find-file) to the current directory you can disable this auto-merge behavior: 

(setq ido-auto-merge-work-directories-length -1) ;; disable auto-merge

You can still look in other working directories explicitly with [M-s].

Directory Caching on Windows

On Windows operating systems it can be unreliable to cache directory listings: the directory may not appear to be modified even though files have been added or removed. Ido caches directory listings by default, which may cause confusion on Windows. You can disable caching: 

(when (equal system-type 'windows-nt)
  (setq ido-max-dir-file-cache 0)) ; caching unreliable

Specifying sort-order

If you'd like to tweak the default file sorting, like making Org-files appear first, tell ido which files to give a higher sort priority: 

(setq ido-file-extensions-order '(".org" ".txt" ".py" ".emacs" ".xml" ".el"
				  ".ini" ".cfg" ".conf"))

Sort by mtime instead of alphabetically

If you prefer to sort ido filelist by mtime instead of alphabetically : 

(add-hook 'ido-make-file-list-hook 'ido-sort-mtime)
(add-hook 'ido-make-dir-list-hook 'ido-sort-mtime)
(defun ido-sort-mtime ()
  (setq ido-temp-list
        (sort ido-temp-list
              (lambda (a b)
                (time-less-p
                 (sixth (file-attributes (concat ido-current-directory b)))
                 (sixth (file-attributes (concat ido-current-directory a)))))))
  (ido-to-end  ;; move . files to end (again)
   (delq nil (mapcar
              (lambda (x) (and (char-equal (string-to-char x) ?.) x))
              ido-temp-list))))


See Also

Helm

Smex, a M-x enhancement

External Links

Introduction to Ido Mode

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