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\input texinfo @c -*-texinfo-*-
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@setfilename ../../info/ido.info
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@settitle Interactive Do
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@include docstyle.texi
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@include emacsver.texi
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@copying
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This file documents the Ido package for GNU Emacs.
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Copyright @copyright{} 2013--2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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@quotation
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Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
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under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or
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any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no
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Invariant Sections, with the Front-Cover Texts being ``A GNU Manual'',
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and with the Back-Cover Texts as in (a) below. A copy of the license
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is included in the section entitled ``GNU Free Documentation License''.
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(a) The FSF's Back-Cover Text is: ``You have the freedom to copy and
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modify this GNU manual.''
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@end quotation
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@end copying
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@dircategory Emacs misc features
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@direntry
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* Ido: (ido). Interactively do things with buffers and files.
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@end direntry
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@finalout
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@titlepage
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@sp 6
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@center @titlefont{Interactive Do}
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@sp 4
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@center For GNU Emacs
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@sp 1
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@center as distributed with Emacs @value{EMACSVER}
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@sp 5
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@center Kim F. Storm
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@center storm@@cua.dk
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@page
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@vskip 0pt plus 1filll
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@insertcopying
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@end titlepage
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@contents
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@ifnottex
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@node Top
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@top Interactive Do
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@insertcopying
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@end ifnottex
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@menu
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* Overview:: Basics, activation.
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* Matching:: Interactivity, matching, scrolling.
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* Highlighting:: Highlighting of matching items.
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* Hidden Buffers and Files:: Hidden buffers, files, and directories.
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* Customization:: Change the Ido functionality.
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* Misc:: Various other features.
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Appendices
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* GNU Free Documentation License:: The license for this documentation.
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Indexes
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* Function Index:: An entry for each documented function.
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* Variable Index:: An entry for each documented variable.
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@detailmenu
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--- The Detailed Node Listing ---
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Overview
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* Activation:: How to use this package.
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* Working Directories:: Where files have most recently been opened.
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Matching
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* Interactive Substring Matching:: Interactivity, matching, scrolling.
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* Prefix Matching:: Standard completion.
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* Flexible Matching:: More flexible matching.
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* Regexp Matching:: Matching using regular expression.
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Customization
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* Changing List Order:: Changing the list of files.
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* Find File At Point:: Make Ido guess the context.
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* Ignoring:: Ignorance is bliss.
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* Misc Customization:: Miscellaneous customization for Ido.
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Miscellaneous
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* All Matching:: Seeing all the matching buffers or files.
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* Replacement:: Replacement for @code{read-buffer} and @code{read-file-name}.
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* Other Packages:: Don't want to depend on @code{ido-everywhere}?
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@end detailmenu
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@end menu
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@node Overview
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@chapter Overview
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@cindex overview
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@noindent
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This document describes a set of features that can interactively do
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things with buffers and files. All the features are described here
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in detail.
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The @dfn{Ido} package lets you switch between buffers and visit
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files and directories with a minimum of keystrokes. It is a superset
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of Iswitchb, the interactive buffer switching package by Stephen
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Eglen.
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@cindex author of Ido
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@cindex Iswitchb
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This package was originally written by Kim F. Storm, based on the
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@file{iswitchb.el} package by Stephen Eglen.
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@menu
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* Activation:: How to use this package.
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* Working Directories:: Where files have most recently been opened.
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@end menu
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@node Activation
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@section Activation
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@cindex activation
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@cindex installation
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@noindent
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This package is distributed with Emacs, so there is no need to install
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any additional files in order to start using it. To activate, use
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@kbd{M-x ido-mode}.
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@noindent
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You may wish to add the following expressions to your initialization
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file (@pxref{Init File,,The Emacs Initialization File, emacs, GNU
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Emacs Manual}), if you make frequent use of features from this
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package.
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@example
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(require 'ido)
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(ido-mode t)
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@end example
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@node Working Directories
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@section Working Directories
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@cindex working directories
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@vindex ido-work-directory-list
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@noindent
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@dfn{Working directories} are directories where files have most
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recently been opened. The current directory is inserted at the front
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of this @code{ido-work-directory-list} whenever a file is opened with
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@code{ido-find-file} and other file-related functions.
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@c @cindex merge
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@c or maybe a new node for ``merge''
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@c @deffn Command ido-merge-work-directories
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@c @deffn Command ido-prev-work-directory
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@c @deffn Command ido-next-work-directory
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@c @deffn Command ido-forget-work-directory
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@c @defvar ido-use-merged-list
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@c @defvar ido-try-merged-list
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@c @defvar ido-pre-merge-state
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@defopt ido-max-work-directory-list
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This user option specifies maximum number of working directories to
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record.
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@end defopt
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@c see (info "(elisp) File Name Completion")
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@findex ido-reread-directory
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@defopt ido-max-dir-file-cache
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This user option specifies maximum number of working directories to be
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cached. This is the size of the cache of
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@code{file-name-all-completions} results. Each cache entry is time
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stamped with the modification time of the directory. Some systems,
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like MS-Windows, have unreliable directory modification times, so you
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may choose to disable caching on such systems, or explicitly refresh
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the cache contents using the command @code{ido-reread-directory}
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(usually @kbd{C-l}) in the minibuffer.
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@end defopt
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@node Matching
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@chapter Matching
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@cindex matching
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@noindent
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This section describes features of this package that have to
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do with various kinds of @emph{matching}: among buffers, files, and directories.
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@menu
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* Interactive Substring Matching:: Interactivity, matching, scrolling.
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* Prefix Matching:: Standard completion.
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* Flexible Matching:: More flexible matching.
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* Regexp Matching:: Matching using regular expression.
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@end menu
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@node Interactive Substring Matching
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@section Interactive Substring Matching
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@cindex interactive substring matching
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@cindex substring, interactive matching
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@cindex matching, using substring
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@noindent
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As you type in a substring, the list of buffers or files currently
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matching the substring is displayed as you type. The list is
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ordered so that the most recent buffers or files visited come at
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the start of the list.
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The buffer or file at the start of the list will be the one visited
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when you press @key{RET}. By typing more of the substring, the list
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is narrowed down so that gradually the buffer or file you want will be
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at the top of the list. Alternatively, you can use @kbd{C-s} and
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@kbd{C-r} (or the right and left arrow keys) to rotate buffer or file
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names in the list until the one you want is at the top of the list.
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Completion is also available so that you can see what is common to
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all of the matching buffers or files as you type.
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For example, if there are two buffers called @file{123456} and
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@file{123}, with @file{123456} the most recent, when using
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@code{ido-switch-buffer}, you first of all get presented with the list
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of all the buffers
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@example
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Buffer: @{123456 | 123@}
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@end example
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If you then press @kbd{2}:
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@example
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Buffer: 2[3]@{123456 | 123@}
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@end example
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The items listed in @{...@} are the matching buffers, most recent
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first (buffers visible in the current frame are put at the end of the
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list by default). At any time you can select the item at the head of
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the list by pressing @key{RET}. You can also put the first element at
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the end of the list by pressing @kbd{C-s} or @key{RIGHT}, or bring
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the last element to the head of the list by pressing @kbd{C-r} or
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@key{LEFT}.
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@findex ido-complete
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The item in [...] indicates what can be added to your input by
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pressing @key{TAB} (@code{ido-complete}). In this case, you will get
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"3" added to your input.
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So, press @key{TAB}:
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@example
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Buffer: 23@{123456 | 123@}
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@end example
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At this point, you still have two matching buffers. If you want the
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first buffer in the list, you can simply press @key{RET}. If you want
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the second in the list, you can press @kbd{C-s} to move it to the top
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of the list and then press @key{RET} to select it.
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However, if you type @kbd{4}, you'll only have one match left:
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@example
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Buffer: 234[123456]
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@end example
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Since there is only one matching buffer left, it is given in [] and it
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is shown in the @code{ido-only-match} face (ForestGreen). You can now
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press @key{TAB} or @key{RET} to go to that buffer.
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@findex ido-select-text
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If you want to create a new buffer named @file{234}, you can press
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@kbd{C-j} (@code{ido-select-text}) instead of @key{TAB} or @key{RET}.
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If instead, you type @kbd{a}:
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@example
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Buffer: 234a [No match]
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@end example
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There are no matching buffers. If you press @key{RET} or @key{TAB},
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you can be prompted to create a new buffer called @file{234a}.
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Of course, where this function really comes in handy is when you can
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specify the buffer using only a few keystrokes. In the above example,
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the quickest way to get to the @file{123456} file would be just to
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type @kbd{4} and then @key{RET} (assuming there isn't any newer buffer
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with @kbd{4} in its name).
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@findex ido-find-file
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Likewise, if you use @kbd{C-x C-f} (@code{ido-find-file}), the list of
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files and directories in the current directory is provided in the same
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fashion as the buffers above. The files and directories are normally
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sorted in alphabetical order, but the most recently visited directory
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is placed first to speed up navigating to directories that you have
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visited recently.
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In addition to scrolling through the list using @kbd{<right>} and
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@kbd{<left>}, you can use @kbd{<up>} and @kbd{<down>} to quickly
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scroll the list to the next or previous subdirectory.
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To go down into a subdirectory and continue the file selection on
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the files in that directory, simply move the directory to the head
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of the list and hit @key{RET}.
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To go up to the parent directory, delete any partial file name already
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specified (e.g., using @key{DEL}) and hit @key{DEL}.
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@c @deffn Command ido-delete-backward-updir
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@cindex root directory
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@cindex home directory
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To go to the root directory (on the current drive), enter two slashes.
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On MS-DOS or Windows, to select the root of another drive, enter
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@samp{X:/} where @samp{X} is the drive letter. To go to the home
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directory, enter @samp{~/}. To enter Dired for this directory, use
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@kbd{C-d}.
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@c TODO: a new node for ftp hosts
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@cindex ftp hosts
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You can also visit files on other hosts using the ange-ftp
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notations @samp{/host:} and @samp{/user@@host:}.
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@c @defopt ido-record-ftp-work-directories
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@c @defopt ido-merge-ftp-work-directories
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@c @defopt ido-cache-ftp-work-directory-time
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@c @defopt ido-slow-ftp-hosts
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@c @defopt ido-slow-ftp-host-regexps
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You can type @kbd{M-p} and @kbd{M-n} to change to previous/next
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directories from the history, @kbd{M-s} to search for a file matching
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your input, and @kbd{M-k} to remove the current directory from the history.
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If for some reason you cannot specify the proper file using
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@code{ido-find-file}, you can press @kbd{C-f} to enter the normal
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@code{find-file}. You can also press @kbd{C-b} to drop into
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@code{ido-switch-buffer}.
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@c @kindex C-x b
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@c @deffn Command ido-switch-buffer
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@c This command switch to another buffer interactively.
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@c @end deffn
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@c @kindex C-x C-f
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@c @deffn Command ido-find-file
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@c Edit file with name obtained via minibuffer.
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@c @end deffn
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@c @kindex C-x d
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@c @findex ido-dired
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@c @deffn Command ido-dired
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@c Call Dired the Ido way.
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@c @end deffn
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@node Prefix Matching
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@section Prefix Matching
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@cindex prefix matching
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@cindex matching, using prefix
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@cindex standard way of completion
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@noindent
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The standard way of completion with *nix shells and Emacs is to insert
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a @dfn{prefix} and then hitting @key{TAB} (or another completion key).
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Because this behavior has become second nature to a lot of Emacs
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users, Ido offers, in addition to the default substring matching method
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(see above), also the prefix matching method. The kind of matching is
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the only difference to the description of the substring matching
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above.
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@findex ido-toggle-prefix
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@cindex toggle prefix matching
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You can toggle prefix matching with @kbd{C-p}
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(@code{ido-toggle-prefix}).
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For example, if you have two buffers @file{123456} and @file{123} then
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hitting @kbd{2} does not match because @kbd{2} is not a prefix in any
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of the buffer names.
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@node Flexible Matching
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@section Flexible Matching
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@cindex flexible matching
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@defopt ido-enable-flex-matching
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If non-@code{nil}, Ido will do flexible string matching. Flexible
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matching means that if the entered string does not match any item, any
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item containing the entered characters in the given sequence will
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match.
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@end defopt
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@noindent
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If @code{ido-enable-flex-matching} is non-@code{nil}, Ido will do a
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more flexible matching (unless regexp matching is active) to find
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possible matches among the available buffer or file names if no
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matches are found using the normal prefix or substring matching.
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The flexible matching implies that any item which simply contains all
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of the entered characters in the specified sequence will match.
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For example, if you have four files @file{alpha}, @file{beta},
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@file{gamma}, and @file{delta}, entering @samp{aa} will match
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@file{alpha} and @file{gamma}, while @samp{ea} matches @file{beta} and
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@file{delta}. If prefix matching is also active, @samp{aa} only
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matches @file{alpha}, while @samp{ea} does not match any files.
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@node Regexp Matching
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@section Regular Expression Matching
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@cindex regexp matching
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@cindex matching, using regular expression
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@noindent
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There is limited provision for regexp matching within Ido, enabled
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through @code{ido-enable-regexp} (toggle with @kbd{C-t}). This allows
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you to type @samp{[ch]$} for example and see all file names ending in
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@samp{c} or @samp{h}.
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@defopt ido-enable-regexp
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@findex ido-toggle-regexp
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If the value of this user option is non-@code{nil}, Ido will do regexp
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matching. The value of this user option can be toggled within
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ido-mode using @code{ido-toggle-regexp}.
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@end defopt
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@strong{Please note:} Ido-style completion is inhibited when you
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enable regexp matching.
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@node Highlighting
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@chapter Highlighting
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@cindex highlighting
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@noindent
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@vindex ido-use-faces
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The highlighting of matching items is controlled via
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@code{ido-use-faces}. The faces used are @code{ido-first-match},
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@code{ido-only-match} and @code{ido-subdir}.
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Coloring of the matching items was suggested by Carsten Dominik.
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@node Hidden Buffers and Files
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@chapter Hidden Buffers and Files
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@cindex hidden buffers and files
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Normally, Ido does not include hidden buffers (whose names start with
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a space) and hidden files and directories (whose names start with
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@file{.}) in the list of possible completions. However, if the
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substring you enter does not match any of the visible buffers or
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files, Ido will automatically look for completions among the hidden
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buffers or files.
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@findex ido-toggle-ignore
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You can toggle the display of hidden buffers and files with @kbd{C-a}
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(@code{ido-toggle-ignore}).
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@c @deffn Command ido-toggle-ignore
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@node Customization
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@chapter Customization
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@cindex customization
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@noindent
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You can customize the @code{ido} group to change Ido functionality:
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@example
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M-x customize-group @key{RET} ido @key{RET}
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@end example
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@noindent
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or customize a certain variable:
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@example
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M-x customize-variable @key{RET} ido-xxxxx @key{RET}
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@end example
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@vindex ido-setup-hook
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To modify the key bindings, use the @code{ido-setup-hook}. For example:
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@example
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(add-hook 'ido-setup-hook 'ido-my-keys)
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(defun ido-my-keys ()
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"Add my key bindings for Ido."
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(define-key ido-completion-map " " 'ido-next-match))
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@end example
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@c @defopt ido-setup-hook
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@c a new node for Ido hooks?
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@menu
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* Changing List Order:: Changing the list of files.
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* Find File At Point:: Make Ido guess the context.
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* Ignoring:: Ignorance is bliss.
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* Misc Customization:: Miscellaneous customization for Ido.
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@end menu
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@node Changing List Order
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@section Changing List Order
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@cindex changing order of the list
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@noindent
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By default, the list of current files is most recent first,
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oldest last, with the exception that the files visible in the
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current frame are put at the end of the list. A hook exists to
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allow other functions to order the list. For example, if you add:
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@example
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(add-hook 'ido-make-buffer-list-hook 'ido-summary-buffers-to-end)
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@end example
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@noindent
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then all files matching "Summary" are moved to the end of the list.
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(I find this handy for keeping the INBOX Summary and so on out of the
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way.) It also moves files matching @samp{output\*$} to the end of the
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list (these are created by AUCTeX when compiling.) Other functions
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could be made available which alter the list of matching files (either
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deleting or rearranging elements.)
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@node Find File At Point
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@section Find File At Point
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@cindex find file at point
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@cindex ffap
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@noindent
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Find File At Point, also known generally as ``ffap'', is an
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intelligent system for opening files and URLs.
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The following expression will make Ido guess the context:
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@example
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(setq ido-use-filename-at-point 'guess)
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@end example
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@c @defopt ido-use-filename-at-point
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@c If the value of this user option is non-@code{nil}, ...
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@c @end defopt
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You can disable URL ffap support by toggling
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@code{ido-use-url-at-point}.
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@defopt ido-use-url-at-point
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If the value of this user option is non-@code{nil}, Ido will look for
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a URL at point. If found, call @code{find-file-at-point} to visit it.
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@end defopt
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@node Ignoring
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@section Ignoring Buffers and Files
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@cindex ignoring
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@cindex regexp, ignore buffers and files
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@noindent
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Ido is capable of ignoring buffers, directories, files and extensions
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using regular expressions.
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@defopt ido-ignore-buffers
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This variable takes a list of regular expressions for buffers to
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ignore in @code{ido-switch-buffer}.
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@end defopt
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@defopt ido-ignore-directories
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This variable takes a list of regular expressions for (sub)directories
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names to ignore in @code{ido-dired} and @code{ido-find-file}.
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@end defopt
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@defopt ido-ignore-files
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This variable takes a list of regular expressions for files to ignore
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in @code{ido-find-file}.
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@end defopt
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@defopt ido-ignore-unc-host-regexps
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This variable takes a list of regular expressions matching UNC hosts
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to ignore. The letter case will be ignored if
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@code{ido-downcase-unc-hosts} is non-@code{nil}.
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@end defopt
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@c FIXME: Where to add this variable? This node or ``working directory''?
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@c @defopt ido-work-directory-list-ignore-regexps
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To make Ido use @code{completion-ignored-extensions} you need to
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enable it:
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@example
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(setq ido-ignore-extensions t)
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@end example
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@vindex completion-ignored-extensions
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Now you can customize @code{completion-ignored-extensions} as well.
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Go ahead and add all the useless object files, backup files, shared
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library files and other computing flotsam you don't want Ido to show.
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@strong{Please note:} Ido will still complete the ignored elements
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if it would otherwise not show any other matches. So if you type out
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the name of an ignored file, Ido will still let you open it just fine.
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@node Misc Customization
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@section Miscellaneous Customization
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@cindex miscellaneous customization for Ido
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@c Variables described in this sections may be moved to new nodes in
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@c the future.
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@defopt ido-mode
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This user option determines for which functional group (buffer and
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files) Ido behavior should be enabled.
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@end defopt
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@defopt ido-case-fold
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If the value of this user option is non-@code{nil}, searching of
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buffer and file names should ignore case.
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@end defopt
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@defopt ido-show-dot-for-dired
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If the value of this user option is non-@code{nil}, always put
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@samp{.} as the first item in file name lists. This allows the
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current directory to be opened immediately with Dired
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@end defopt
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@defopt ido-enable-dot-prefix
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If the value of this user option is non-@code{nil}, Ido will match
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leading dot as prefix. I.e., hidden files and buffers will match only
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if you type a dot as first char (even if @code{ido-enable-prefix} is
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|
@code{nil}).
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@end defopt
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@defopt ido-confirm-unique-completion
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If the value of this user option is non-@code{nil}, even a unique
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|
completion must be confirmed. This means that @code{ido-complete}
|
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(@key{TAB}) must always be followed by @code{ido-exit-minibuffer}
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(@key{RET}) even when there is only one unique completion.
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@end defopt
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@defopt ido-cannot-complete-command
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When @code{ido-complete} can't complete any more, it will run the
|
|
command specified by this user option. The most useful values are
|
|
@code{ido-completion-help}, which pops up a window with completion
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|
alternatives, or @code{ido-next-match} or @code{ido-prev-match}, which
|
|
cycle the buffer list.
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@end defopt
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|
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@defopt ido-max-file-prompt-width
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|
This user option specifies the upper limit of the prompt string. If
|
|
its value is an integer, it specifies the number of characters of the
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|
string. If its value is a floating point number, it specifies a
|
|
fraction of the frame width.
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@end defopt
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|
|
@defopt ido-max-window-height
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|
If the value of this user option is non-@code{nil}, its value will
|
|
override the variable @code{max-mini-window-height}, which is the
|
|
maximum height for resizing mini-windows (the minibuffer and the echo
|
|
area). If it's a floating point number, it specifies a fraction of
|
|
the mini-window frame's height. If it's an integer, it specifies the
|
|
number of lines.
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|
@end defopt
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|
|
@defopt ido-record-commands
|
|
If the value of this user option is non-@code{nil}, Ido will record
|
|
commands in the variable @code{command-history}. Note that non-Ido
|
|
equivalent is recorded.
|
|
@end defopt
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|
|
|
@defopt ido-all-frames
|
|
This user option will be passed to @code{walk-windows} as its
|
|
@var{all-frames} argument when Ido is finding buffers. @xref{Cyclic
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|
Window Ordering, , Cyclic Ordering of Windows, elisp, GNU Emacs Lisp
|
|
Reference Manual}.
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|
@end defopt
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|
|
@defopt ido-minibuffer-setup-hook
|
|
This hook variable contains Ido-specific customization of minibuffer
|
|
setup. It is run during minibuffer setup if Ido is active, and is
|
|
intended for use in customizing ido for interoperation with other
|
|
packages.
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|
@end defopt
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|
|
@c @defopt ido-enable-tramp-completion
|
|
@c cross-reference to tramp.texi
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|
|
@c @cindex UNC host names, completion
|
|
@c @defopt ido-unc-hosts
|
|
@c @defopt ido-downcase-unc-hosts
|
|
@c @defopt ido-cache-unc-host-shares-time
|
|
|
|
@c @defopt ido-enable-last-directory-history
|
|
@c @defopt ido-max-work-file-list
|
|
@c @defopt ido-work-directory-match-only
|
|
@c @defopt ido-auto-merge-work-directories-length
|
|
@c @defopt ido-auto-merge-delay-time
|
|
@c @defopt ido-auto-merge-inhibit-characters-regexp
|
|
@c @defopt ido-merged-indicator
|
|
@c @defopt ido-max-directory-size
|
|
@c @defopt ido-rotate-file-list-default
|
|
@c @defopt ido-enter-matching-directory
|
|
@c @defopt ido-create-new-buffer
|
|
@c @defopt ido-separator
|
|
@c @defopt ido-decorations
|
|
@c @defopt ido-use-virtual-buffers
|
|
@c @defopt ido-use-faces
|
|
@c @defopt ido-make-file-list-hook
|
|
@c @defopt ido-make-dir-list-hook
|
|
@c @defopt ido-make-buffer-list-hook
|
|
@c @defopt ido-rewrite-file-prompt-functions
|
|
@c @defopt ido-completion-buffer
|
|
@c @defopt ido-completion-buffer-all-completions
|
|
@c @defopt ido-save-directory-list-file
|
|
@c @defopt ido-read-file-name-as-directory-commands
|
|
@c @defopt ido-read-file-name-non-ido
|
|
@c @defopt ido-before-fallback-functions
|
|
@c @defopt ido-buffer-disable-smart-matches
|
|
|
|
@node Misc
|
|
@chapter Miscellaneous
|
|
@cindex miscellaneous
|
|
|
|
@noindent
|
|
After @kbd{C-x b} (@code{ido-switch-buffer}), the buffer at the head
|
|
of the list can be killed by pressing @kbd{C-k}. If the buffer needs
|
|
saving, you will be queried before the buffer is killed. @kbd{C-S-b}
|
|
buries the buffer at the end of the list.
|
|
|
|
Likewise, after @kbd{C-x C-f}, you can delete (i.e., physically
|
|
remove) the file at the head of the list with @kbd{C-k}. You will
|
|
always be asked for confirmation before deleting the file.
|
|
|
|
If you enter @kbd{C-x b} to switch to a buffer visiting a given file,
|
|
and you find that the file you are after is not in any buffer, you can
|
|
press @kbd{C-f} to immediately drop into @code{ido-find-file}. You
|
|
can switch back to buffer selection with @kbd{C-b}.
|
|
|
|
@c @deffn Command ido-magic-forward-char
|
|
@c @deffn Command ido-magic-backward-char
|
|
|
|
You can also use Ido in your Emacs Lisp programs:
|
|
|
|
@example
|
|
(setq my-pkgs (list "CEDET" "Gnus" "Rcirc" "Tramp" "Org" "all-of-them"))
|
|
(ido-completing-read "What's your favorite package? " my-pkgs)
|
|
@end example
|
|
|
|
@menu
|
|
* All Matching:: Seeing all the matching buffers or files.
|
|
* Replacement:: Replacement for @code{read-buffer} and @code{read-file-name}.
|
|
* Other Packages:: Don't want to depend on @code{ido-everywhere}?
|
|
@end menu
|
|
|
|
@node All Matching
|
|
@section All Matching
|
|
@cindex all matching
|
|
@cindex seeing all the matching buffers or files
|
|
|
|
@noindent
|
|
If you have many matching files, they may not all fit onto one line of
|
|
the minibuffer. Normally, the minibuffer window will grow to show you
|
|
more of the matching files (depending on the value of the variables
|
|
@code{resize-mini-windows} and @code{max-mini-window-height}). If you
|
|
want Ido to behave differently from the default minibuffer resizing
|
|
behavior, set the variable @code{ido-max-window-height}.
|
|
|
|
Also, to improve the responsiveness of Ido, the maximum number of
|
|
matching items is limited to 12, but you can increase or remove this
|
|
limit via the @code{ido-max-prospects} user option.
|
|
|
|
@c @defopt ido-max-prospects
|
|
|
|
To see a full list of all matching buffers in a separate buffer, hit
|
|
@kbd{?} or press @key{TAB} when there are no further completions to
|
|
the substring. Repeated @key{TAB} presses will scroll you through
|
|
this separate buffer.
|
|
|
|
@node Replacement
|
|
@section Replacement
|
|
|
|
@noindent
|
|
@code{ido-read-buffer} and @code{ido-read-file-name} have been written
|
|
to be drop-in replacements for the normal buffer and file name reading
|
|
functions @code{read-buffer} and @code{read-file-name}.
|
|
|
|
To use ido for all buffer and file selections in Emacs, customize the
|
|
variable @code{ido-everywhere}.
|
|
|
|
@c @deffn Command ido-everywhere
|
|
@c @defopt ido-everywhere
|
|
|
|
@node Other Packages
|
|
@section Other Packages
|
|
@cindex other packages
|
|
@cindex used by other packages
|
|
|
|
@noindent
|
|
If you don't want to rely on the @code{ido-everywhere} functionality,
|
|
@code{ido-read-buffer}, @code{ido-read-file-name}, and
|
|
@code{ido-read-directory-name} can be used by other packages to read a
|
|
buffer name, a file name, or a directory name in the @emph{Ido} way.
|
|
|
|
@c @node Cheatsheet
|
|
|
|
@c * History and Acknowledgments:: How Ido came into being
|
|
@c @node History and Acknowledgments
|
|
@c @appendix History and Acknowledgments
|
|
|
|
@node GNU Free Documentation License
|
|
@appendix GNU Free Documentation License
|
|
@include doclicense.texi
|
|
|
|
@node Function Index
|
|
@unnumbered Function Index
|
|
|
|
@printindex fn
|
|
|
|
@node Variable Index
|
|
@unnumbered Variable Index
|
|
|
|
@printindex vr
|
|
|
|
@bye
|