From unknown Sat Aug 16 12:43:24 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#20248 <20248@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#20248 <20248@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: 24.3; ido-write-file and control-F writes to the wrong directory Reply-To: bug#20248 <20248@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2025 19:43:24 +0000 retitle 20248 24.3; ido-write-file and control-F writes to the wrong direct= ory reassign 20248 emacs submitter 20248 Don Morrison severity 20248 normal thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Thu Apr 02 17:51:20 2015 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 2 Apr 2015 21:51:20 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:43500 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Ydn1D-0008MI-Ou for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 02 Apr 2015 17:51:20 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:56509) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Ydn1C-0008M2-8S for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 02 Apr 2015 17:51:19 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Ydn15-0006VG-NJ for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 02 Apr 2015 17:51:13 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50,FREEMAIL_FROM, T_DKIM_INVALID autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:51174) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Ydn15-0006VC-KT for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 02 Apr 2015 17:51:11 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:58229) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Ydn14-000317-BI for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 02 Apr 2015 17:51:11 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Ydn11-0006Uy-5W for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 02 Apr 2015 17:51:10 -0400 Received: from mail-qc0-x231.google.com ([2607:f8b0:400d:c01::231]:35185) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Ydn10-0006Us-W4 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 02 Apr 2015 17:51:07 -0400 Received: by qcbii10 with SMTP id ii10so55452562qcb.2 for ; Thu, 02 Apr 2015 14:51:05 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=sender:from:to:subject:date:message-id:mime-version:content-type; bh=63fbLR0V1aaDK3l+URYGV7vpjEI0CAZ0gXPvtdTr1CI=; b=a/kMIoeKKV5+UglKiIlk8xUcvqQY75C3+3tmxsYsQB94aogPkfv+ck5YcT8ainFqaZ 3ydw9R+WZ2o+DOJLg5fXFx1n291XqADFbZoQEVgaZm37+3tBUu76chwLMd+J/0r+u6FV GL/HSo7/5fvTLDzUT+OATHj0ontXXWA6Qq1FmRgqZVG0k9o/C/AalB884IjNip7W6bBk 2VjztURL90Nk/J7sB+E+7laBfm72VCt2NvgYZbMvTf4DgSyuQHUc4+qDr6E9HCVhbY+l +cGmNxbE+rXdgvGsZtKpt2RrJo7/vGunwSbrO6nC8+51M18y/UE9h+wnRvOws7XbbJ0/ R+GQ== X-Received: by 10.140.235.208 with SMTP id g199mr66352743qhc.89.1428011465761; Thu, 02 Apr 2015 14:51:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (pool-108-32-69-180.pitbpa.fios.verizon.net. [108.32.69.180]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id 78sm4336755qks.47.2015.04.02.14.51.04 for (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Thu, 02 Apr 2015 14:51:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Don Morrison To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Subject: 24.3; ido-write-file and control-F writes to the wrong directory Date: Thu, 02 Apr 2015 17:51:09 -0400 Message-ID: <874moyp5bm.fsf@skipton.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) $ mkdir /tmp/foodir $ echo "some text" > /tmp/foodir/bar.txt $ emacs -Q M-x ido-mode C-x C-f /tmp/foodir/bar.txt now edit the file a little C-x C-w C-f the prompt in the mini-buffer now reads Write-file: /tmp/ from which you naturally assume it will write the file there, with the name bar.txt. Type It instead tries to write it back to /tmp/foodir/bar.txt In GNU Emacs 24.3.1 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.10.7) of 2014-03-07 on lamiak, modified by Debian Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.11600000 System Description: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS Configured using: `configure '--build' 'x86_64-linux-gnu' '--build' 'x86_64-linux-gnu' '--prefix=/usr' '--sharedstatedir=/var/lib' '--libexecdir=/usr/lib' '--localstatedir=/var/lib' '--infodir=/usr/share/info' '--mandir=/usr/share/man' '--with-pop=yes' '--enable-locallisppath=/etc/emacs24:/etc/emacs:/usr/local/share/emacs/24.3/site-lisp:/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp:/usr/share/emacs/24.3/site-lisp:/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp' '--with-crt-dir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu' '--with-x=yes' '--with-x-toolkit=gtk3' '--with-toolkit-scroll-bars' 'build_alias=x86_64-linux-gnu' 'CFLAGS=-g -O2 -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -Wformat -Werror=format-security -Wall' 'LDFLAGS=-Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -Wl,-z,relro' 'CPPFLAGS=-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2'' Important settings: value of $LANG: en_US.UTF-8 locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix default enable-multibyte-characters: t Major mode: Info Minor modes in effect: tooltip-mode: t mouse-wheel-mode: t tool-bar-mode: t menu-bar-mode: t file-name-shadow-mode: t global-font-lock-mode: t font-lock-mode: t blink-cursor-mode: t auto-composition-mode: t auto-encryption-mode: t auto-compression-mode: t buffer-read-only: t line-number-mode: t transient-mark-mode: t Recent input: M-x b u g C-g C-h i m e m a c s m b u g s M-x r e p o r t - e m Recent messages: For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system, type C-h C-a. 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Sorry. It's an exact duplicate of 19412, I believe. -- Don Morrison "After all these years I have observed that beauty, like happiness, is frequent. A day does not pass when we are not, for an instant, in paradise." -- Jorge Luis Borges, _Los Conjurados_, tr Willis Barnstone From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Thu Apr 02 22:36:56 2015 Received: (at control) by debbugs.gnu.org; 3 Apr 2015 02:36:56 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:43554 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YdrTc-0006YX-9w for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 02 Apr 2015 22:36:56 -0400 Received: from ironport2-out.teksavvy.com ([206.248.154.181]:65220) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YdrTa-0006YL-2J for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 02 Apr 2015 22:36:54 -0400 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AsIGAGvvdVRBbthL/2dsb2JhbAA3gVOfQYFbU4EIgXYBBRk9Mws0EhQYDapIjGQHAQEBAQEBAgGBf4E+A1KDHgSoOw X-IPAS-Result: AsIGAGvvdVRBbthL/2dsb2JhbAA3gVOfQYFbU4EIgXYBBRk9Mws0EhQYDapIjGQHAQEBAQEBAgGBf4E+A1KDHgSoOw X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.01,1,1400040000"; d="scan'208";a="115311032" Received: from 65-110-216-75.cpe.pppoe.ca (HELO pastel.home) ([65.110.216.75]) by ironport2-out.teksavvy.com with ESMTP/TLS/DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA; 02 Apr 2015 22:36:47 -0400 Received: by pastel.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 378802E4B; Thu, 2 Apr 2015 22:36:47 -0400 (EDT) From: Stefan Monnier To: control@debbugs.gnu.org Subject: Re: bug#20248: Apologies, this is a duplicate Message-ID: References: <874moyp5bm.fsf@skipton.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> Date: Thu, 02 Apr 2015 22:36:47 -0400 In-Reply-To: (Don Morrison's message of "Thu, 2 Apr 2015 18:14:48 -0400") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.0.50 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Score: 0.3 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: control X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: 0.3 (/) forcemerge 19412 20248 thanks