Variable: dired-isearch-filenames

dired-isearch-filenames is a customizable variable defined in dired-aux.el.gz.

Value

nil

Documentation

If non-nil, Isearch in Dired buffers matches only file names.

If t, Isearch in Dired always matches only file names. If dwim, Isearch matches file names when initial point position is on a file name. Otherwise, Isearch searches the whole buffer without restrictions.

This variable was added, or its default value changed, in Emacs 23.1.

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Probably introduced at or before Emacs version 23.1.

Key Bindings

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/dired-aux.el.gz
;;; Search only in file names in the Dired buffer

(defcustom dired-isearch-filenames nil
  "If non-nil, Isearch in Dired buffers matches only file names.
If t, Isearch in Dired always matches only file names.
If `dwim', Isearch matches file names when initial point position is on
a file name.  Otherwise, Isearch searches the whole buffer without
restrictions."
  :type '(choice (const :tag "Search entire Dired buffer" nil)
		 (const :tag "Search only file names in Dired buffers" t)
		 (const :tag
                        "Search only file names if point starts on a file name"
                        dwim))
  :group 'dired
  :version "23.1")