;;; locate.el --- interface to the locate command
;; Copyright (C) 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
-;; 2005, 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+;; 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
;; Author: Peter Breton <pbreton@cs.umb.edu>
;; Keywords: unix files
;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
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+;; GNU Emacs is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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-;; any later version.
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+;; along with GNU Emacs. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
;;; Commentary:
(defvar locate-current-filter nil)
(defvar locate-local-filter nil)
(defvar locate-local-search nil)
+(defvar locate-local-prompt nil)
(defgroup locate nil
"Interface to the locate command."
(defcustom locate-prompt-for-command nil
"If non-nil, the `locate' command prompts for a command to run.
-Otherwise, that behavior is invoked via a prefix argument."
+Otherwise, that behavior is invoked via a prefix argument.
+
+Setting this option non-nil actually inverts the meaning of a prefix arg;
+that is, with a prefix arg, you get the default behavior."
:group 'locate
:type 'boolean)
(skip-chars-backward "." pt)
(point)))))
+;; Function for use in interactive declarations.
+(defun locate-prompt-for-search-string ()
+ (if (or (and current-prefix-arg
+ (not locate-prompt-for-command))
+ (and (not current-prefix-arg) locate-prompt-for-command))
+ (let ((locate-cmd (funcall locate-make-command-line "")))
+ (read-from-minibuffer
+ "Run locate (like this): "
+ (cons
+ (concat (car locate-cmd) " "
+ (mapconcat 'identity (cdr locate-cmd) " "))
+ (+ 2 (length (car locate-cmd))))
+ nil nil 'locate-history-list))
+ (let* ((default (locate-word-at-point))
+ (input
+ (read-from-minibuffer
+ (if (> (length default) 0)
+ (format "Locate (default %s): " default)
+ (format "Locate: "))
+ nil nil nil 'locate-history-list default t)))
+ (and (equal input "") default
+ (setq input default))
+ input)))
+
;;;###autoload
-(defun locate (search-string &optional filter)
+(defun locate (search-string &optional filter arg)
"Run the program `locate', putting results in `*Locate*' buffer.
Pass it SEARCH-STRING as argument. Interactively, prompt for SEARCH-STRING.
With prefix arg, prompt for the exact shell command to run instead.
the variables `locate-command' or `locate-make-command-line'.
The main use of FILTER is to implement `locate-with-filter'. See
-the docstring of that function for its meaning."
+the docstring of that function for its meaning.
+
+ARG is the interactive prefix arg."
(interactive
- (list
- (if (or (and current-prefix-arg
- (not locate-prompt-for-command))
- (and (not current-prefix-arg) locate-prompt-for-command))
- (let ((locate-cmd (funcall locate-make-command-line "")))
- (read-from-minibuffer
- "Run locate (like this): "
- (cons
- (concat (car locate-cmd) " "
- (mapconcat 'identity (cdr locate-cmd) " "))
- (+ 2 (length (car locate-cmd))))
- nil nil 'locate-history-list))
- (let* ((default (locate-word-at-point))
- (input
- (read-from-minibuffer
- (if (> (length default) 0)
- (format "Locate (default %s): " default)
- (format "Locate: "))
- nil nil nil 'locate-history-list default t)))
- (and (equal input "") default
- (setq input default))
- input))))
+ (list
+ (locate-prompt-for-search-string)
+ nil
+ current-prefix-arg))
+
(if (equal search-string "")
(error "Please specify a filename to search for"))
(let* ((locate-cmd-list (funcall locate-make-command-line search-string))
(locate-cmd (car locate-cmd-list))
(locate-cmd-args (cdr locate-cmd-list))
(run-locate-command
- (or (and current-prefix-arg (not locate-prompt-for-command))
- (and (not current-prefix-arg) locate-prompt-for-command)))
+ (or (and arg (not locate-prompt-for-command))
+ (and (not arg) locate-prompt-for-command)))
)
;; Find the Locate buffer
(setq locate-current-filter filter)
(set (make-local-variable 'locate-local-search) search-string)
(set (make-local-variable 'locate-local-filter) filter)
+ (set (make-local-variable 'locate-local-prompt) run-locate-command)
(if run-locate-command
(shell-command search-string locate-buffer-name)
)
;;;###autoload
-(defun locate-with-filter (search-string filter)
+(defun locate-with-filter (search-string filter &optional arg)
"Run the executable program `locate' with a filter.
This function is similar to the function `locate', which see.
The difference is that, when invoked interactively, the present function
contain a match for the regular expression FILTER; this is often useful
to constrain a big search.
+ARG is the interactive prefix arg, which has the same effect as in `locate'.
+
When called from Lisp, this function is identical with `locate',
except that FILTER is not optional."
(interactive
- (list (read-from-minibuffer "Locate: " nil nil
- nil 'locate-history-list)
- (read-from-minibuffer "Filter: " nil nil
- nil 'locate-grep-history-list)))
- (locate search-string filter))
+ (list
+ (locate-prompt-for-search-string)
+ (read-from-minibuffer "Filter: " nil nil
+ nil 'locate-grep-history-list)
+ current-prefix-arg))
+ (locate search-string filter arg))
(defun locate-filter-output (filter)
"Filter output from the locate command."
meaningless. You can check whether the current line contains a file
listed by the locate program, using the function
`locate-main-listing-line-p'."
- (save-excursion
- (end-of-line)
- (let ((eol (point)))
- (beginning-of-line)
-
- ;; Assumes names end at the end of the line
- (forward-char locate-filename-indentation)
- (list (point) eol))))
+ (list (+ locate-filename-indentation
+ (line-beginning-position))
+ ;; Assume names end at the end of the line.
+ (line-end-position)))
;; From SQL-mode
(defun locate-current-line-number ()
"Revert the *Locate* buffer.
If `locate-update-when-revert' is non-nil, offer to update the
locate database using the shell command in `locate-update-command'."
- (let ((locate-buffer-name (buffer-name)))
+ (let ((locate-buffer-name (buffer-name))
+ (locate-prompt-for-command locate-local-prompt))
(and locate-update-when-revert
(yes-or-no-p "Update locate database (may take a few seconds)? ")
;; `expand-file-name' is used in order to autoload Tramp if
;; Only for GNU locate
(defun locate-in-alternate-database (search-string database)
- "Run the GNU locate command, using an alternate database."
+ "Run the GNU locate program, using an alternate database.
+
+This command only works if you use GNU locate. It does not work
+properly if `locate-prompt-for-command' is set to t. In that
+case, you can just run the regular `locate' command and specify
+the database on the command line."
(interactive
(list
(progn
(provide 'locate)
-;;; arch-tag: 60c4d098-b5d5-4b3c-a3e0-51a2e9f43898
+;; arch-tag: 60c4d098-b5d5-4b3c-a3e0-51a2e9f43898
;;; locate.el ends here