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26.3; dired buffer navigation tweak

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From: Michael Perry <amperry <at> provide.net>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 26.3; dired buffer navigation tweak
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2021 00:39:39 +0000 (UTC)

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Hello,

When visiting a directory in dired-mode, you get not only a list of contents,
but also a two-line header ('/path/to/directory' and 'total used ...')
and a trailing blank line. Those are a nuisance when navigating using
`M-<` and `M->'.

Can I suggest the following become standard?

(with-eval-after-load "dired"
  (define-key dired-mode-map (kbd "M-<")
    (lambda () (interactive) (beginning-of-buffer) (next-line 2)))
  (define-key dired-mode-map (kbd "M->")
    (lambda () (interactive) (end-of-buffer) (previous-line 1))))

It's truly a small issue, but it's an irritation that multiplies over time.

Thanks for your consideration.

Cheers,
A.M. Perry

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