Answer by Drew for In emacs how can I keep many files open at once?
You can easily open multiple files at once (or act on them in other ways).Use C-x d to visit a directory (folder), which lists all of its files and subdirectories. Mark the files you want to open (or...
View ArticleAnswer by Justin Smith for In emacs how can I keep many files open at once?
C-x b and C-x C-b are what you want. Also consider trying iswitchb or ido. Since I started using those I wish every program I used could switch tabs / windows / documents as quickly and conveniently as...
View ArticleAnswer by KeithB for In emacs how can I keep many files open at once?
Also, if you are using a graphical version of emacs, you can do ctrl-x 5 b to open an existing buffer in a new window (called a frame in emacs-speak), or ctrl-x 5 f to load a new file in a new window.
View ArticleAnswer by Jürgen A. Erhard for In emacs how can I keep many files open at once?
When you load a file in Emacs with find-file (bound to Ctrl-xCtrl-f by default), it gets put into a "buffer". As long as you don't kill the buffer, it stays in memory, you don't have to reload it.You...
View ArticleIn emacs how can I keep many files open at once?
At the moment I use C-xC-f to open a new file, but it gets quite tedious.
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