Re: Question on minibuffer editing

[Kevin Rodgers]

Arvind Kumar wrote:

>    Say, for example, I am opening a file in emacs using C-x f.


I assume you mean `C-x C-f'.

> I am in
> one directory with long hierarchy. I want to go down the hierarchy to
> some other path. Keep pressing the backspace button is cumbursome. How
> do I set the key so that c-backspace or Alt-backspace deletes the word
> in the minibuffer??? I am sure I was it's possible because i had this
> setting in my last company. But I can't remember exactly what this
> setup was!!!


`M-<delete>' and `M-<backspace>' work for me without any customization.  (On

my keyboard, the Alt key is the meta modifier.)


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