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author | Thierry Volpiatto <thierry.volpiatto@gmail.com> | 2020-07-14 12:46:38 +0200 |
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committer | Thierry Volpiatto <thierry.volpiatto@gmail.com> | 2020-07-14 12:46:38 +0200 |
commit | 015c46a2a73cd0a1e8f985d02f720802599667a0 (patch) | |
tree | 05d027d7b16944bac7dbb45b1fbec796423200dd /helm-help.el | |
parent | c3ad8932f66a0b4c7ac9a0f237392242ddf0fb8a (diff) |
Update HFF documentation
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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/helm-help.el b/helm-help.el index 7f8a9ded..f9f299b3 100644 --- a/helm-help.el +++ b/helm-help.el @@ -1057,20 +1057,18 @@ can set this with `helm-ff-skip-boring-files' or `helm-ff-skip-git-ignored-files'. NOTE: This will slow down helm, be warned. -*** Helm is using a cache +*** Helm-find-files is using a cache Helm is caching each directory files list in a hash table for -faster search. By default the cache is cleared after each HFF -session, but you can keep the cache across your HFF sessions by -customizing `helm-ff-keep-cached-candidates' (see its docstring), -however this may cause surprises if files have changed (renamed, -deleted etc...) in these cases you can refresh a directory by -hitting `\\<helm-map>\\[helm-refresh]'. An other way is to use -`helm-ff-cache-mode' which will lazily update HFF cache while -Emacs is idle, it will show a red or green light depending helm -is updating or not, to enable it add to your init file -=(helm-ff-cache-mode 1)= -or manually with M-x helm-ff-cache-mode. +faster search. What is kept in the cache is defined by +`helm-ff-keep-cached-candidates' variable. By default HFF keep +all in the cache between its sessions but you can customize +`helm-ff-keep-cached-candidates', do not use setq for this. When +`helm-ff-keep-cached-candidates' is non nil HFF refreshes the +cache automatically between its sessions when Emacs is idle, you +should see a little icon brievly changing color when the cache is +refreshed. You can also refresh a directory at anytime during +your HFF sessions by hitting \\<helm-map>\\[helm-refresh]. ** Commands \\<helm-find-files-map> |