Emacs Shortcuts for dired

Dired and Search

Description	Shortcut
Find a file with pattern, case sensitive (like Linux)	find-name-dired <pattern like *string*>
Grep in directory, by default does not include hidden	consult-rg or counsel-rg
Grep in version controlled files in git	consult-rg or counsel-git-grep

Search File Names and Replace

• Use find-name-dired to search for files recursively in a directory
  • Use * as a wild card, the search is case sensitive
• Use wdired-change-to-wdired-mode to edit the results in dired and apply with C-c
• Use browse-url-of-dired-file to open the file in the browser or default OS program like on Windows
  • Suggested by https://emacs.stackexchange.com/questions/37088/windows-open-files-by-default-application

Search and Replace all in Directory Files

• Grep in directory and got to search results using projectile-ripgrep
  • e to edit results
  • m for rg-menu for ripgrep options like search hidden files with --hidden
  • query-replace or M-% to make changes
  • apply changes with C-x C-s to save or C-c C-k to abort

Description	Shortcut
Grep in directory	grep
Grep in directory, change search results	grep and search, C-c C-p or wgrep-change-to-wgrep-mode
Grep in directory, change search results save or abort	C-x C-s (save) or C-c C-k

Dired and Files Management

Name	Shortcuts
Open dired	C-x d
Rename current file (Emacs 29+)	rename-visited-file
Find file and open or create file	C-x C-f
Make Directory	+

Selection

Name	Shortcuts
Mark file	m
Unmark file	u
Unmark all files	U
Mark all files in directory	* s
Invert marks in buffer * t, t
Mark using RegExp	% m

File Names

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Name	Shortcuts
Copy path and file names of marked items	C-0 w
Copy file name at point	w

File Operations

Name	Shortcuts
Open, Edit file	RET
Open with local browser	browse-url-of-dired-file, W
Copy file	C
Move/rename file	R
Rename based on RegExp	% R
Delete - D
Delete - Mark for deletion d
Delete - Execute deletion of marks	x
Open file	RET
Open file in other window	o
Open file in other window without focusing on it	Alt-o/RET
Preview file	g o and close with q
Execute program on file (e.g. cat)	! or &
Copy filename at point or marked	C-0 w

Changes and Permissions

Name	Shortcuts
Touch (change timestamp of file)	T
Change file mode	M
Change file owner	O
Change file group	G

Directories

Name	Shortcuts
Go up one directory	^
Create directory	+
Create symbolic link	S

Other

Name	Shortcuts
Compress/uncompress	Z
Load Emacs Lisp (.el) file into Emacs	L
Show/hide/view permission, user, group, space details using dired-hide-details-mode	(