File Handling Commands

FILE HANDLING COMMANDS

Commands to read, write and interact with files:

Commands

append-buffer(2) Write contents of buffer to end of named file
browse(3) Browse a file or buffer in view mode
change-file-name(2) (C-x n) Change the file name of the current buffer
directory-tree(2) Draw the file directory tree
file-attrib(3) Set the current buffers system file attributes
file-browser(3) (f10) Browse the file system
file-browser-close(3) Close the file-browser
file-browser-swap-buffers(3) Swap between file-browser windows
file-op(2) File system operations command
file-tool-setup(3) Define file browser tools
find-bfile(3) (C-x 9) Load a file as binary data
find-cfile(3) Load a crypted file
find-file(2) (C-x C-f) Load a file
find-zfile(3) Compressed file support
ftp(3) Initiate an FTP connection
insert-file(2) (C-x C-i) Insert file into current buffer
insert-file-name(2) (C-x C-y) Insert filename into current buffer
page-bfile(3) Load a large binary file as binary data
page-file(3) Load a large file in page mode
page-file-save-buffer(3) (C-x C-s) Save contents of a page mode buffer to file
read-file(2) (C-x C-r) Find and load file replacing current buffer
reread-all(3) Reload all files
reread-file(3) Reload the current buffer's file
save-all(3) Save all modified files (with query)
save-buffer(2) (C-x C-s) Save contents of changed buffer to file
save-some-buffers(2) Save contents of all changed buffers to file (with query)
set-encryption-key(2) (esc e) Define the encryption key
suspend-emacs(2) Suspend editor and place in background
view-file(2) (C-x C-v) Load a file read only
watch(3) Monitor a changing file
watch-reset(3) Reset the watch command counters
watch-time(3) Change the watch command poll time
write-buffer(2) (C-x C-w) Write contents of buffer to named (new) file
write-region(3) Write contents of region to named (new) file
zfile-setup(3) Compressed file support setup

Variables

$MEINSTALLPATH(5) MicroEmacs system macros search path
$MEPATH(5) MicroEmacs search path
$MEUSERPATH(5) MicroEmacs user directory
$auto-time(5) Automatic buffer save time
$file-ignore(5) File extensions to ignore
$home(5) Users `home' directory location
$kept-versions(5) Number of backups to be kept
$search-path(5) MicroEmacs search path
$timestamp(5) Time stamp string
$user-name(5) MicroEmacs user name
$user-path(5) MicroEmacs user directory
%ftp-flags(5) Configure the FTP console
%http-flags(5) Configure the HTTP console
%http-proxy-addr(5) Set HTTP proxy server address
%http-proxy-port(5) Set HTTP proxy server port
Dialogs and Menus

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Last Modified: 2009/10/12
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