Function: ido-wide-find-file

ido-wide-find-file is an interactive and byte-compiled function defined in ido.el.gz.

Signature

(ido-wide-find-file &optional FILE)

Documentation

Prompt for FILE to search for using find, starting from current directory.

Key Bindings

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/ido.el.gz
(defun ido-wide-find-file (&optional file)
  "Prompt for FILE to search for using `find', starting from current directory."
  (interactive)
  (unless file
    (let ((enable-recursive-minibuffers t))
      (setq file
	    (condition-case nil
		(read-string (concat "Wide find file: " ido-current-directory) ido-text)
	      (quit "")))))
  (when (> (length file) 0)
    (setq ido-use-merged-list t ido-try-merged-list 'wide)
    (setq ido-exit 'refresh)
    (setq ido-text-init file)
    (setq ido-rotate-temp t)
    (exit-minibuffer)))