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RE: dired omit mode
From: |
Drew Adams |
Subject: |
RE: dired omit mode |
Date: |
Mon, 3 Dec 2012 14:42:12 -0800 |
> I want to have dot-files (.*) omitted:
>
> dired-omit-files is a variable defined in `dired-x.el'.
> Its value is "^\\.?#\\|^\\.$\\|^\\.\\.$"
>
> Isn't the first regular expression for matching dot-files?
No, ^\\.?# matches a file name that begins with either `#' or `.#', that is, an
autosave file or a lock file. The other two parts match file names `.' and
`..'.
`C-h v dired-omit-files' tells you this:
The default is to omit `.', `..', auto-save
files and lock files.
> Why are they still displayed when omit-mode ist active?
See above. Try this value instead: ^#\|^[.].* - it should match all dot files
(including lock files), the directories `.' and `..', and autosave files.
> Another minor question: I've not loaded dired-x. Was it
> pulled into from dired+ ?
Yes. Dired+ has this code:
(require 'dired)
(require 'dired-aux)
(require 'dired-x nil t)
The last sexp means that Emacs tries to load Dired-X if it can find it, but no
error is raised if it cannot be loaded.