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Ask HN: TextMate-style files pane in Emacs

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Hi all,

I was wondering: how do I enable a left-hand browsing pane in Emacs that shows the root folder of my project and its files and subdirectories, like TextMate or Sublime Text?

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M-x speedbar

or Options > Show/Hide > Speedbar

More info: http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/SpeedBar

you sir, have changed my life forever.

C-x dired is your friend.

Some fun dired examples to blow your hair back if you're used to TextMate: http://denverdroid.blogspot.com/2011/07/cool-things-to-do-in...

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