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author | Manuel Uberti <manuel.uberti@inventati.org> | 2021-01-12 08:15:48 +0100 |
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committer | Manuel Uberti <manuel.uberti@inventati.org> | 2021-01-12 08:16:39 +0100 |
commit | e2280cb916a9916836b727f11099eb4c6230ffe0 (patch) | |
tree | bdf9fae267dcc755842beaf8c4ff3225eafa5c85 /helm-help.el | |
parent | 77e5a433bfef84992c35f34de8211f84af536a10 (diff) |
Minor documentation fixes
Diffstat (limited to 'helm-help.el')
-rw-r--r-- | helm-help.el | 50 |
1 files changed, 25 insertions, 25 deletions
diff --git a/helm-help.el b/helm-help.el index 35d6f6e8..daa4bc9b 100644 --- a/helm-help.el +++ b/helm-help.el @@ -111,13 +111,13 @@ Negation are supported i.e. \"!\". When you specify more than one of such patterns, it will match buffers with contents matching each of these patterns i.e. AND, -not OR. That's mean that if you specify \"@foo @bar\" the -contents of buffer will have to be matched by foo AND bar. If -you specify \"@foo @!bar\" it means the contents of buffer have -to be matched by foo but NOT bar. +not OR. That means that if you specify \"@foo @bar\" the contents +of buffer will have to be matched by foo AND bar. If you specify +\"@foo @!bar\" it means the contents of the buffer have to be +matched by foo but NOT bar. If you enter a pattern prefixed with an escaped \"@\", Helm searches for a -buffer matching \"@pattern\" but does not search inside. +buffer matching \"@pattern\" but does not search inside the buffer. **** Search by directory name @@ -195,8 +195,8 @@ If buffer is associated to a file and is modified, it is by default colorized in see [[Meaning of colors and prefixes for buffers][Meaning of colors and prefixes for buffers]]. You can save these buffers with \\<helm-buffer-map>\\[helm-buffer-save-persistent]. If you want to save all these buffers, you can mark them with \\[helm-buffers-mark-similar-buffers] -and save them with \\[helm-buffer-save-persistent], you can also do this in one step with -\\[helm-buffer-run-save-some-buffers], note that you will not be asked for confirmation. +and save them with \\[helm-buffer-save-persistent]. You can also do this in one step with +\\[helm-buffer-run-save-some-buffers]. Note that you will not be asked for confirmation. *** Meaning of colors and prefixes for buffers @@ -259,17 +259,17 @@ On a symlinked directory a prefix argument expands to its true name. ***** `DEL' behavior -`DEL' by default is deleting char backward. +`DEL' by default deletes char backward. But when `helm-ff-DEL-up-one-level-maybe' is non nil `DEL' behaves -differently depending on the contents of helm-pattern. It goes up one +differently depending on the contents of helm-pattern. It goes up one level if the pattern is a directory ending with \"/\" or disables HFF auto update and delete char backward if the pattern is a filename or refers to a non existing path. Going up one level can be disabled if necessary by deleting \"/\" at the end of the pattern using \\<helm-map>\\[backward-char] and \\[helm-delete-minibuffer-contents]. -Note that when deleting char backward, helm takes care of +Note that when deleting char backward, Helm takes care of disabling update giving you the opportunity to edit your pattern for e.g. renaming a file or creating a new file or directory. When `helm-ff-auto-update-initial-value' is non nil you may want to @@ -289,10 +289,10 @@ It behaves differently depending on `helm-selection' (current candidate in helm- - candidate is a file => Open it. If you have marked candidates and you press RET on a directory, -helm will navigate to this directory, if you want to exit with -RET with default action with these marked candidates, press RET -on a second time while you are on the root of this directory -e.g. \"/home/you/dir/.\" or press RET on any file which is not a +Helm will navigate to this directory. If you want to exit with +RET with default action with these marked candidates, press RET a +second time while you are on the root of this directory e.g. +\"/home/you/dir/.\" or press RET on any file which is not a directory. You can also exit with default action at any moment with `f1'. @@ -309,8 +309,8 @@ a new command for `TAB': (define-key helm-find-files-map (kbd \"C-i\") 'helm-ff-TAB) -It will then behave slighly differently -depending of `helm-selection': +It will then behave slighly differently depending of +`helm-selection': - candidate basename is \".\" => open the action menu. - candidate is a directory => expand it (behave as \\<helm-map>\\[helm-execute-persistent-action]). @@ -424,9 +424,9 @@ is enabled (go to next/previous line only). Use `\\[universal-argument] \\[helm-execute-persistent-action]' to display an image or kill its buffer. -TIP: Use `\\<helm-map>\\[helm-toggle-resplit-and-swap-windows]' and `\\[helm-enlarge-window]' to display helm window vertically +TIP: Use `\\<helm-map>\\[helm-toggle-resplit-and-swap-windows]' and `\\[helm-enlarge-window]' to display Helm window vertically and to enlarge it while viewing images. -This may not work though with exotic helm windows settings like the one you can find is Spacemacs... +Note this may not work with exotic Helm windows settings such as the ones in Spacemacs. *** Open files externally @@ -436,8 +436,8 @@ Helm is looking what is used by default to open file externally (mailcap files) but have its own variable `helm-external-programs-associations' to store external applications. If you call the action or its binding without -prefix arg helm will see if there is an application suitable in -`helm-external-programs-associations' , otherwise it will look in +prefix arg Helm will see if there is an application suitable in +`helm-external-programs-associations', otherwise it will look in mailcap files. If you want to specify which external application to use (and its options) use a prefix arg. @@ -450,8 +450,8 @@ Same as above but doesn't quit Helm session, it is apersistent action. - Open file externally with default tool (`\\[helm-ff-run-open-file-with-default-tool]'). -This use xdg-open which sucks most of the time, perhaps it works -fine on Windows, it is why it is kept in Helm. +This uses xdg-open which sucks most of the time, but perhaps it +works fine on Windows. This is why it is kept in Helm. *** Toggle auto-completion @@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ Note that when you enter a new name, this one is prefixed with \[?] if you are in a writable directory. If you are in a directory where you have no write permission the new file name is not prefixed and is colored in red. There is not such distinction -when using tramp, new filename just appear on top of buffer. +when using Tramp, new filename just appears on top of buffer. *** Recursive search from Helm-find-files @@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ Using \"locate\", you can enable the local database with a prefix argument. If t local database doesn't already exists, you will be prompted for its creation. If it exists and you want to refresh it, give it two prefix args. -When using locate the helm-buffer remains empty until you type something. +When using locate the Helm buffer remains empty until you type something. Regardless Helm uses the basename of the pattern entered in the helm-find-files session by default. Hitting `\\[next-history-element]' should just kick in the locate search with this pattern. If you want Helm to automatically do this, add @@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ Examples: - \"find %s -type d -regex .*%s.*$\" [[https://github.com/sharkdp/fd][Fd]] command is now also -supported, it is regexp based and very fast. Here is the command +supported which is regexp based and very fast. Here is the command line to use: - \"fd --hidden --type d .*%s.*$ %s\" |