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Windows 10, Emacs 25.1.
Suppose I open file D:/temp/test/myfile.txt. But in the in the mode line show only file name (myfile.txt).
But I need to show FULL path to file: D:/temp/test/myfile.txt
This path can show on mode line OR in the frame title. How I can do this?
The variable buffer-file-name contains an absolute path of the file you are visiting.
To use in frame title:
(setq frame-title-format
'("" invocation-name ": "
(:eval
(if buffer-file-name
(abbreviate-file-name buffer-file-name)
"%b"))))
To use it in the mode-line you can do the same, but for mode-line-format variable. If you need more help see C-h v mode-line-format
You can also use %f, like (setq-default frame-title-format "%b (%f)")
C-h v mode-line-format. I would only add that that same docstring explains the meaning of identifiers like %b, %f, and many more, which apply to both mode-line-format and frame-title-format. From C-h v frame-title-format: This variable has the same structure as ‘mode-line-format’, except that the %c, %C, and %l constructs are ignored. It is used only on frames for which no explicit name has been set (see ‘modify-frame-parameters’).
– Kaushal Modi
Jun 8 '17 at 16:52
Did as follows:
Began installing xdotool package via apt install xdotool.
Then ran it via xdotool getactivewindow getwindowgeometry to get desired destination position, which gave me following output:
Window 69206023
Position: 2201,251 (screen: 0)
Geometry: 774x568
Entered it in a script, as:
#!/bin/bash
xdotool getactivewindow windowmove 2201 251 windowsize 774 568
Finally copied into /usr/bin/moveright and binded it on desired keystroke.
To show the current file path in the minibuffer you can do this:
(setq-default mode-line-buffer-identification
(list 'buffer-file-name
(propertized-buffer-identification "%12f")
(propertized-buffer-identification "%12b")))
