Function: dired-view-file

dired-view-file is an interactive and byte-compiled function defined in dired.el.gz.

Signature

(dired-view-file)

Documentation

In Dired, examine a file in view mode, returning to Dired when done.

When file is a directory, show it in this buffer if it is inserted. Otherwise, display it in another buffer.

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Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/dired.el.gz
(defun dired-view-file ()
  "In Dired, examine a file in view mode, returning to Dired when done.
When file is a directory, show it in this buffer if it is inserted.
Otherwise, display it in another buffer."
  (interactive nil dired-mode)
  (let ((file (dired-get-file-for-visit)))
    (if (file-directory-p file)
	(or (and (cdr dired-subdir-alist)
		 (dired-goto-subdir file))
	    (dired file))
      (view-file file))))