("asm" . "*.[sS]")
("m" . "[Mm]akefile*")
("l" . "[Cc]hange[Ll]og*")
+ ("tex" . "*.tex")
+ ("texi" . "*.texi")
)
"*Alist of aliases for the FILES argument to `lgrep' and `rgrep'."
:type 'alist
where grep found matches.
For doing a recursive `grep', see the `rgrep' command. For running
-`grep' in the current directory see `lgrep'.
+`grep' in a specific directory, see `lgrep'.
This command uses a special history list for its COMMAND-ARGS, so you can
easily repeat a grep command.
files))))
;;;###autoload
-(defun lgrep (regexp &optional files)
- "Run grep, searching for REGEXP in FILES in current directory.
+(defun lgrep (regexp &optional files dir)
+ "Run grep, searching for REGEXP in FILES in directory DIR.
The search is limited to file names matching shell pattern FILES.
FILES may use abbreviations defined in `grep-files-aliases', e.g.
entering `ch' is equivalent to `*.[ch]'.
(list nil
(read-string "grep.el: No `grep-template' available. Press RET.")))
(t (let* ((regexp (grep-read-regexp))
- (files (grep-read-files regexp)))
- (list regexp files))))))
+ (files (grep-read-files regexp))
+ (dir (read-directory-name "In directory: "
+ nil default-directory t)))
+ (list regexp files dir))))))
(when (and (stringp regexp) (> (length regexp) 0))
(let ((command regexp))
(if (null files)
(if (string= command grep-command)
(setq command nil))
+ (setq dir (file-name-as-directory (expand-file-name dir)))
(setq command (grep-expand-template
grep-template
regexp
command nil nil 'grep-history))
(add-to-history 'grep-history command))))
(when command
- ;; Setting process-setup-function makes exit-message-function work
- ;; even when async processes aren't supported.
- (compilation-start (if (and grep-use-null-device null-device)
- (concat command " " null-device)
- command) 'grep-mode)))))
+ (let ((default-directory dir))
+ ;; Setting process-setup-function makes exit-message-function work
+ ;; even when async processes aren't supported.
+ (compilation-start (if (and grep-use-null-device null-device)
+ (concat command " " null-device)
+ command) 'grep-mode))
+ (if (eq next-error-last-buffer (current-buffer))
+ (setq default-directory dir))))))
+
;;;###autoload