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I was using regular find-file, and have a current setup to delete a word, which was working inside find-file.

(defun backward-delete-word (arg)
  "Delete characters backward until encountering the beginning of a word.
With argument ARG, do this that many times."
  (interactive "p")
  (delete-region (point) (progn (backward-word arg) (point))))

(global-set-key "\C-o" 'backward-delete-word)

When I switch to ido via (ido-mode 1) word deletion does not work in ido-find-file minibuffer.

[Q] Is there any way to do backward word deletion in ido-find-file?

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  • try using M-backspace or M-DEL to delete words backward. It's bound to backward-kill-word
    – Muihlinn
    Commented May 2, 2020 at 12:27
  • Is there any way to do it with different key-binding such as \C-o?
    – alper
    Commented May 2, 2020 at 12:43
  • sure, just add one with define-key or global-set-key depending your goals. Be careful with global bindings.
    – Muihlinn
    Commented May 2, 2020 at 12:44
  • I set \C-o for it as ((global-set-key "\C-o" 'backward-kill-word) ); but ido sees it as TAB
    – alper
    Commented May 2, 2020 at 12:54
  • (global-set-key (kbd "C-o") 'backward-kill-word)
    – Muihlinn
    Commented May 2, 2020 at 13:03

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It was conflicting with ido's keybinding so I disabled it.

(defun bind-ido-keys ()
  "Keybindings for ido mode."
  (define-key ido-completion-map (kbd "\C-o") 'nil))

(add-hook 'ido-setup-hook #'bind-ido-keys)
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