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- From: sdk@shadow.twinsun.com (Scott D Kalter)
- Subject: Re: Allowing SPACE in filename (find-file, dired, etc)
- In-Reply-To: shenton@troll.gsfc.nasa.gov's message of Tue, 26 Jan 1993 18:47:27 GMT
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- References: <SHENTON.93Jan26134727@troll.gsfc.nasa.gov>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 20:53:58 GMT
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- In article <SHENTON.93Jan26134727@troll.gsfc.nasa.gov> shenton@troll.gsfc.nasa.gov (Chris Shenton) writes:
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- -> Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 18:47:27 GMT
- ->
- -> I'm editing files which frequently have space in their filename, and
- -> would like the find-file functions in -- for example -- dired to
- -> recognize the fullname, not just up to the first space.
- ->
- -> Anyone have ideas on how to do this?
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- Try using C-q space when you need to use a space in a filename (a
- questionable practice in itself). So, for instance, to find the file:
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- foo bar
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- You would type C-x C-f f o o C-q b a r
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- Completion does work once you get past the space.
-
- -sdk
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