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Does this do anything I can't do already via Emacs?

by sys_64738 8y ago

malvosenior 8y ago
Run on a machine that doesn't have Emacs installed.
- sys_64738 8y ago
  But if you install this then you could install Emacs instead, yes?
  - malvosenior 8y ago
    "Installing" this is as simple as: curl 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dylanaraps/fff/master/fff' > fff; chmod +x fff It's a 121 line Bash script, no dependencies. I suspect Emacs is slightly more intrusive than that.
    - module0000 8y ago
      >> It's a 121 line Bash script, no dependencies. I suspect Emacs is slightly more intrusive than that. "Slightly" is a very interesting word to use there :)
    - Fnoord 8y ago
      I quickly glanced through it, and there are a few dependancies: /bin/mkdir and /bin/mv (read and nohup are build in Bash). This could be useful for embedded systems and containers. Although Alpine, by default, doesn't come with Bash. Oh, and yeah, it is fast.
- junke 8y ago
  No need to install anything with "Tramp" mode (https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/TrampMode https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/TrampMode)
  - dustfinger 8y ago
    tramp is built into emacs now. Between tramp and helm the problem is solved :-P
felipelemos 8y ago
¯\(ツ)/¯
sdegutis 8y ago
Two things that I always reach for Emacs to accomplish are git and file management, via Magit and Dired(X) respectively. Here's a quick cheat sheet of the things I use Dired for: C-x C-j (jump to directory) Open the current directory in Dired (requires that you first (require 'dired-x)) from any buffer, even other directories, but usually from within files. C-x C-q (edit directory) Start editing the current directory as a plain-text buffer and commit changes with C-c C-c or discard all changes with C-c C-k. One thing you can do with this is quickly swap two filenames. Dired will give one of them a temp name which is super convenient. Combined with multiple-cursors package, this also lets you mass rename files in ways that would be much harder in terminal. d (delete) Mark items in directory for deletion, (x) to commit. m (mark) Mark items in a directory for: R - rename (or move) C - copy For a more thorough list, open a directory and type C-h m
- sandwell 8y ago
  Wow, I switched to Emacs earlier this year and have not encountered dired mode before. This is fantasic!
  - dustfinger 8y ago
    If you like dired-mode then checkout helm https://github.com/emacs-helm/helm/wiki#helm-workflow-for-files-directories-and-buffers https://github.com/emacs-helm/helm/wiki#helm-workflow-for-fi...
  - sys_64738 8y ago
    Emacs truly superb for discovering new things. I always try to learn a new Emacs feature every couple of weeks. I even got my mother-in-law using Emacs!

Does this do anything I can't do already via Emacs?

malvosenior 8y ago

Run on a machine that doesn't have Emacs installed.

sys_64738 8y ago
But if you install this then you could install Emacs instead, yes?
- malvosenior 8y ago
  "Installing" this is as simple as: curl 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dylanaraps/fff/master/fff' > fff; chmod +x fff It's a 121 line Bash script, no dependencies. I suspect Emacs is slightly more intrusive than that.
  - module0000 8y ago
    >> It's a 121 line Bash script, no dependencies. I suspect Emacs is slightly more intrusive than that. "Slightly" is a very interesting word to use there :)
  - Fnoord 8y ago
    I quickly glanced through it, and there are a few dependancies: /bin/mkdir and /bin/mv (read and nohup are build in Bash). This could be useful for embedded systems and containers. Although Alpine, by default, doesn't come with Bash. Oh, and yeah, it is fast.
junke 8y ago
No need to install anything with "Tramp" mode (https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/TrampMode https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/TrampMode)
- dustfinger 8y ago
  tramp is built into emacs now. Between tramp and helm the problem is solved :-P

felipelemos 8y ago

¯\(ツ)/¯

sdegutis 8y ago

Two things that I always reach for Emacs to accomplish are git and file management, via Magit and Dired(X) respectively. Here's a quick cheat sheet of the things I use Dired for: C-x C-j (jump to directory) Open the current directory in Dired (requires that you first (require 'dired-x)) from any buffer, even other directories, but usually from within files. C-x C-q (edit directory) Start editing the current directory as a plain-text buffer and commit changes with C-c C-c or discard all changes with C-c C-k. One thing you can do with this is quickly swap two filenames. Dired will give one of them a temp name which is super convenient. Combined with multiple-cursors package, this also lets you mass rename files in ways that would be much harder in terminal. d (delete) Mark items in directory for deletion, (x) to commit. m (mark) Mark items in a directory for: R - rename (or move) C - copy For a more thorough list, open a directory and type C-h m

sandwell 8y ago
Wow, I switched to Emacs earlier this year and have not encountered dired mode before. This is fantasic!
- dustfinger 8y ago
  If you like dired-mode then checkout helm https://github.com/emacs-helm/helm/wiki#helm-workflow-for-files-directories-and-buffers https://github.com/emacs-helm/helm/wiki#helm-workflow-for-fi...
- sys_64738 8y ago
  Emacs truly superb for discovering new things. I always try to learn a new Emacs feature every couple of weeks. I even got my mother-in-law using Emacs!