Re: Question on minibuffer editing

[Javier Oviedo]

I think that this will do the trick...it is what I use. This will also work
outside of the minibuffer, but I guess you could make it local-set-key for
the minibuffer only?

(global-set-key [C-backspace] 'backward-kill-word)


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Javier
"Arvind Kumar" <arvindk@xebeo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Guys,
>    Say, for example, I am opening a file in emacs using C-x f. I am in
> one directory with long hierarchy. I want to go down the hierarchy to
> some other path. Keep pressing the backspace button is cumbursome. How
> do I set the key so that c-backspace or Alt-backspace deletes the word
> in the minibuffer??? I am sure I was it's possible because i had this
> setting in my last company. But I can't remember exactly what this
> setup was!!!
>
> Any help will be appreciated!!
> Arvind Kumar