RE: caching recent files

[Drew Adams]

> I have been studying how to maintain recent files and am confused by
> the available functionality.
> 
> recentf keeps recent files but not directories
> file cache is not persistent -- so not clear what its use is.
> 
> So what is the recommended way of maintaining a readily available list
> of files and dirs? I guess there is filesets but I find that very
> hard to understand :-)

Do you want (1) just recent files, or do you want to create and save (2) an
arbitrary set of files and directories that you can return to later?

1. For recent files, I use recentf. I use `icicle-recent-file', actually, which
lets you complete against parts of the file names.

2. You can use Icicles to create and save named sets of files and dirs for later
use. See http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/wiki/Icicles_-_Persistent_Completions.