Re: How to create a directory containing spaces in dired-mode?

[Marius Hofert]

... or C-b on C-x b for reverting to 'standard completion' (for buffers).


On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 2:21 PM, Tim Visher <tim.visher@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 3:07 AM, Marius Hofert
> <marius.hofert@math.ethz.ch> wrote:
>> Using '+' allows to create directories in dired-mode. When typing the
>> name of the new directory, 'space' does not give a space. The question
>> is how to get spaces in directory names then?
>
> To add one more solution to the mix (because this feature of ido find
> file and directory is to awesome to not know about!):
>
> At the prompt, type `C-f` to get out of ido mode and drop down to
> regular entry. I find this way easier than quoting each of the ` `
> chars I want to insert.
>
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