GNU bug report logs - #20598
25.0.50; Dired: re-use buffers

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Message #11 received at 20598 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
Cc: Manuel Uberti <manuel.uberti <at> inventati.org>, 20598 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#20598: 25.0.50; Dired: re-use buffers
Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2019 21:38:15 +0300

>> is there a way to reuse Dired buffers without relying on an external
>> package (in this case: Dired+)?
>>
>> I think it is a handy solution that would make Dired much more pleasant
>> to use.
>
> You could use the dired-find-alternate-file command, bound by default
> to "a".  You can find more information here:
> https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/DiredReuseDirectoryBuffer
>
> However, "a" does not take care of "^", so maybe it would also be good
> to add a new option to always reuse the current dired buffer?

This is the same as typing "a" on the Dired line with ".."
(although less convenient).

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