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(emacs)Dired Navigation

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Enter node , (file) or (file)node

Navigation in the Dired Buffer
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   All the usual Emacs cursor motion commands are available in Dired
buffers.  Some special-purpose cursor motion commands are also
provided.  The keys `C-n' and `C-p' are redefined to put the cursor at
the beginning of the file name on the line, rather than at the
beginning of the line.

   For extra convenience, <SPC> and `n' in Dired are equivalent to
`C-n'.  `p' is equivalent to `C-p'.  (Moving by lines is so common in
Dired that it deserves to be easy to type.)  <DEL> (move up and unflag)
is often useful simply for moving up.

   Some additional navigation commands are available when the Dired
buffer includes several directories.  Note: Subdirectory Motion.