From: Bastien <bzg@altern.org>
To: jamshark70@dewdrop-world.net
Cc: Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Open link to directory outside of emacs?
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:55:32 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <871ubanpfc.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAFniQ7Xr6Lx-CTKG6KP_KX+oRycVYW56ezX7PYcdxJU6Rpb+mg@mail.gmail.com> (James Harkins's message of "Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:49:11 +0800")
Hi James,
James Harkins <jamshark70@gmail.com> writes:
> I'm unsure if org-mode's behavior is correct here.
>
> 1. Create a link to a directory in an org file, e.g. [[~/Documents/][My docs]].
>
> 2. Put the point on the link and hit C-u C-u C-c C-o.
>
> The org manual says "If you want to avoid opening in Emacs, use a C-u
> C-u prefix." I am doing that, but I get a dired buffer anyway.
Org *tries* to open this directory, as the docstring says.
But here the system does not know how to open directories.
Check the docstring of `org-file-apps' on how to set it so
that directories can be opened specially.
HTH,
--
Bastien
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2013-03-20 9:49 Open link to directory outside of emacs? James Harkins
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