Re: Start value in minibuffer [Was: opening /tmp//foo doesn't work.]

[Kevin Rodgers]

Lars Hansen wrote:
> 3. But if you want a listing of /etc, then you don't want to use the
> minibuffer contents "/usr/local/" at all. To avoid forcing the user to
> delete the minibuffer contents, Emacs allows you to just type "/etc".
> This gives the string "/usr/local//etc". When you hit RTN, by magic, you
> get a listing of /etc.

I always type TAB before RET when entering a file name, so that (1) I
know what I'm getting and (2) the actual file name is added to the
history variable instead of the minibuffer contents.

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Kevin Rodgers