Re: Function to find symlink target

[Jean Louis]

* Emanuel Berg <incal@dataswamp.org> [2022-05-22 21:04]:
> Jean Louis wrote:
> 
> > Example is this one:
> >
> > S lrwxrwxrwx     1    8 May 22 16:15 test1.pdf -> test.pdf
> >   -rw-r--r--     1   90 May 22 15:24 basic.yml
> >   -rw-r--r--     1  15K May 22 15:13 test.pdf
> >
> > as if I invoke function on first line it will come to ->
> > test.pdf which is not what I would like.
> 
> Right, I see. Okey then, put the search in a loop and upon
> every hit goto the beginning of the match and do
> 
>   (get-text-property (point) 'dired-filename)
> 
> this will be true for the third line's test.pdf but not
> the first.

When I evaluate it, I get t only, I do not understand. Tell me more
about the idea of finding particular file in dired list and placing
cursor on it.


-- 
Jean

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