Post #937072
2026-03-29 15:24 UTC
You probably know about M-x dired, the directory editor. But do you know about M-x proced, the process editor?
#emacs
Replies (7)
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@Huubje@ieji.de 2026-03-29 15:24
@tusharhero wait what? Edit: oh this is really cool
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@redstarfish@freesoftwareextremist.com 2026-03-29 16:27
@tusharhero I do (-:
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@gargle@floss.social 2026-03-29 18:49
@tusharhero https://www.masteringemacs.org/article/displaying-interacting-processes-proced, cool, TIL!
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@blobster@infosec.exchange 2026-03-29 21:20
@tusharhero My favorite thing in dired is r, aka wdired-change-to-wdired-mode from wdired.el: rename stuff by means of normal editing actions. Combined with keyboard macros, this is great for quick renaming of things according to a “pattern”. #Emacs
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@PKDrinker@mastodon.social 2026-03-30 10:56
@tusharhero btw it works on windows too.
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@ericsfraga@fediscience.org 2026-04-01 13:52
@tusharhero proced is particularly useful for exwm, I find. #Emacs
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@Tonus@h4.io 2026-04-01 19:03
@tusharhero Nice ! But quite ugly 😆 I'll have to dig that. Thanks for the heads-up