CODEWITHSUNDEEP
emacs
modeller
modeller

Reputation: 3850

How to open dired in another buffer from ido mode?

I usually keep two buffers side by side, say left-buffer and right-buffer.

As I frequently need to check directory structure for the current buffer I am editing (this happens often when I am writing javascript files and need to include another script with relative path), I type C-x C-f to open ido mode and then type Enter to open dired.

Problem is, this way the dired buffer took the place of my current left-buffer which I am working on.

Is there a way to open ido-mode in "the other buffer" (here is the right-buffer)?

EDIT I also have projectile-mode winner-mode installed. If any of these mode contains ready-command to do so, it will work as well.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 461

Answers (1)

jpkotta
jpkotta

Reputation: 9437

Enable opening the pwd in ido:

(setq ido-show-dot-for-dired t)

Then you can do e.g. C-x C-f and one of the options is ., which will open a dired buffer for the pwd.

There's a command find-file-in-other-window, bound to C-x 4 f and C-x 4 C-f by default, that you can use to open any file, including a directory, in another window.

Note that default-directory is the directory that ido looks in, not necessarily the directory of buffer-file-name, though default-directory defaults to that.

Upvotes: 1

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