1 ;;; locate.el --- interface to the locate command
3 ;; Copyright (C) 1996, 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
5 ;; Author: Peter Breton <pbreton@cs.umb.edu>
6 ;; Keywords: unix files
8 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
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23 ;; Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
27 ;; Search a database of files and use dired commands on
31 ;;;;; Building a database of files ;;;;;;;;;
33 ;; You can create a simple files database with a port of the Unix find command
34 ;; and one of the various Windows NT various scheduling utilities,
35 ;; for example the AT command from the NT Resource Kit, WinCron which is
36 ;; included with Microsoft FrontPage, or the shareware NTCron program.
38 ;; To set up a function which searches the files database, do something
41 ;; (defvar locate-fcodes-file "c:/users/peter/fcodes")
42 ;; (defvar locate-make-command-line 'nt-locate-make-command-line)
44 ;; (defun nt-locate-make-command-line (arg)
45 ;; (list "grep" "-i" arg locate-fcodes-file))
47 ;;;;;;;; ADVICE For dired-make-relative: ;;;;;;;;;
49 ;; For certain dired commands to work right, you should also include the
50 ;; following in your _emacs/.emacs:
52 ;; (defadvice dired-make-relative (before set-no-error activate)
53 ;; "For locate mode and Windows, don't return errors"
54 ;; (if (and (eq major-mode 'locate-mode)
55 ;; (memq system-type (list 'windows-nt 'ms-dos)))
59 ;; Otherwise, `dired-make-relative' will give error messages like
60 ;; "FILENAME: not in directory tree growing at /"
64 ;; Locate.el provides an interface to a program which searches a
65 ;; database of file names. By default, this program is the GNU locate
66 ;; command, but it could also be the BSD-style find command, or even a
67 ;; user specified command.
69 ;; To use the BSD-style "fast find", or any other shell command of the
72 ;; SHELLPROGRAM Name-to-find
74 ;; set the variable `locate-command' in your .emacs file.
76 ;; To use a more complicated expression, create a function which
77 ;; takes a string (the name to find) as input and returns a list.
78 ;; The first element should be the command to be executed, the remaining
79 ;; elements should be the arguments (including the name to find). Then put
81 ;; (setq locate-make-command-line 'my-locate-command-line)
83 ;; in your .emacs, using the name of your function in place of
84 ;; my-locate-command-line.
86 ;; You should make sure that whichever command you use works correctly
87 ;; from a shell prompt. GNU locate and BSD find expect the file databases
88 ;; to either be in standard places or located via environment variables.
89 ;; If the latter, make sure these environment variables are set in
90 ;; your emacs process.
92 ;; Locate-mode assumes that each line output from the locate-command
93 ;; consists exactly of a file name, possibly preceded or trailed by
94 ;; whitespace. If your file database has other information on the line (for
95 ;; example, the file size), you will need to redefine the function
96 ;; `locate-get-file-positions' to return a list consisting of the first
97 ;; character in the file name and the last character in the file name.
99 ;; To use locate-mode, simply type M-x locate and then the string
100 ;; you wish to find. You can use almost all of the dired commands in
101 ;; the resulting *Locate* buffer. It is worth noting that your commands
102 ;; do not, of course, affect the file database. For example, if you
103 ;; compress a file in the locate buffer, the actual file will be
104 ;; compressed, but the entry in the file database will not be
105 ;; affected. Consequently, the database and the filesystem will be out
106 ;; of sync until the next time the database is updated.
108 ;; The command `locate-with-filter' keeps only lines matching a
109 ;; regular expression; this is often useful to constrain a big search.
119 (defvar locate-current-filter nil
)
122 "Interface to the locate command."
126 (defcustom locate-command
"locate"
127 "*The executable program used to search a database of files."
131 (defvar locate-history-list nil
132 "The history list used by the \\[locate] command.")
134 (defvar locate-grep-history-list nil
135 "The history list used by the \\[locate-with-filter] command.")
137 (defcustom locate-make-command-line
'locate-default-make-command-line
138 "*Function used to create the locate command line."
142 (defcustom locate-buffer-name
"*Locate*"
143 "*Name of the buffer to show results from the \\[locate] command."
147 (defcustom locate-fcodes-file nil
148 "*File name for the database of file names."
149 :type
'(choice file
(const nil
))
152 (defcustom locate-header-face nil
153 "*Face used to highlight the locate header."
157 (defcustom locate-update-command
"updatedb"
158 "The command used to update the locate database."
162 (defcustom locate-prompt-for-command nil
163 "If non-nil, the default behavior of the locate command is to prompt for a command to run.
164 Otherwise, that behavior is invoked via a prefix argument."
171 (defun locate-default-make-command-line (search-string)
172 (list locate-command search-string
))
174 (defun locate-word-at-point ()
176 (buffer-substring-no-properties
178 (skip-chars-backward "-a-zA-Z0-9.")
181 (skip-chars-forward "-a-zA-Z0-9.")
182 (skip-chars-backward "." pt
)
186 (defun locate (search-string &optional filter
)
187 "Run the program `locate', putting results in `*Locate*' buffer.
188 With prefix arg, prompt for the locate command to run."
191 (if (or (and current-prefix-arg
192 (not locate-prompt-for-command
))
193 (and (not current-prefix-arg
) locate-prompt-for-command
))
194 (let ((locate-cmd (funcall locate-make-command-line
"")))
195 (read-from-minibuffer
196 "Run locate (like this): "
198 (concat (car locate-cmd
) " "
199 (mapconcat 'identity
(cdr locate-cmd
) " "))
200 (+ 2 (length (car locate-cmd
))))
201 nil nil
'locate-history-list
))
202 (read-from-minibuffer
204 (locate-word-at-point)
205 nil nil
'locate-history-list
)
207 (let* ((locate-cmd-list (funcall locate-make-command-line search-string
))
208 (locate-cmd (car locate-cmd-list
))
209 (locate-cmd-args (cdr locate-cmd-list
))
211 (or (and current-prefix-arg
(not locate-prompt-for-command
))
212 (and (not current-prefix-arg
) locate-prompt-for-command
)))
215 ;; Find the Locate buffer
216 (save-window-excursion
217 (set-buffer (get-buffer-create locate-buffer-name
))
221 (setq locate-current-filter filter
)
223 (if run-locate-command
224 (shell-command search-string locate-buffer-name
)
225 (apply 'call-process locate-cmd nil t nil locate-cmd-args
))
228 (locate-filter-output filter
))
230 (locate-do-setup search-string
)
232 (and (not (string-equal (buffer-name) locate-buffer-name
))
233 (switch-to-buffer-other-window locate-buffer-name
))
235 (run-hooks 'dired-mode-hook
)
236 (run-hooks 'locate-post-command-hook
)
241 (defun locate-with-filter (search-string filter
)
242 "Run the locate command with a filter.
244 The filter is a regular expression. Only results matching the filter are
245 shown; this is often useful to constrain a big search."
247 (list (read-from-minibuffer "Locate: " nil nil
248 nil
'locate-history-list
)
249 (read-from-minibuffer "Filter: " nil nil
250 nil
'locate-grep-history-list
)))
251 (locate search-string filter
))
253 (defun locate-filter-output (filter)
254 "Filter output from the locate command."
255 (goto-char (point-min))
256 (delete-non-matching-lines filter
))
258 (defvar locate-mode-map nil
259 "Local keymap for Locate mode buffers.")
265 (setq locate-mode-map
(copy-keymap dired-mode-map
))
267 ;; Undefine Useless Dired Menu bars
268 (define-key locate-mode-map
[menu-bar Dired
] 'undefined
)
269 (define-key locate-mode-map
[menu-bar subdir
] 'undefined
)
271 (define-key locate-mode-map
[menu-bar mark executables
] 'undefined
)
272 (define-key locate-mode-map
[menu-bar mark directory
] 'undefined
)
273 (define-key locate-mode-map
[menu-bar mark directories
] 'undefined
)
274 (define-key locate-mode-map
[menu-bar mark symlinks
] 'undefined
)
276 (define-key locate-mode-map
[mouse-2
] 'locate-mouse-view-file
)
277 (define-key locate-mode-map
"\C-c\C-t" 'locate-tags
)
279 (define-key locate-mode-map
"U" 'dired-unmark-all-files
)
280 (define-key locate-mode-map
"V" 'locate-find-directory
)
283 ;; This variable is used to indent the lines and then to search for
285 (defconst locate-filename-indentation
4
286 "The amount of indentation for each file.")
288 (defun locate-get-file-positions ()
294 ;; Assumes names end at the end of the line
295 (forward-char locate-filename-indentation
)
296 (list (point) eol
))))
299 (defun locate-current-line-number ()
300 "Return the current line number, as an integer."
301 (+ (count-lines (point-min) (point))
302 (if (eq (current-column) 0)
306 (defun locate-get-filename ()
307 (let ((pos (locate-get-file-positions))
308 (lineno (locate-current-line-number)))
309 (and (not (eq lineno
1))
311 (buffer-substring (elt pos
0) (elt pos
1)))))
313 (defun locate-mouse-view-file (event)
314 "In Locate mode, view a file, using the mouse."
317 (goto-char (posn-point (event-start event
)))
318 (view-file (locate-get-filename))))
320 ;; Define a mode for locate
321 ;; Default directory is set to "/" so that dired commands, which
322 ;; expect to be in a tree, will work properly
323 (defun locate-mode ()
324 "Major mode for the `*Locate*' buffer made by \\[locate]."
325 (kill-all-local-variables)
326 ;; Avoid clobbering this variables
327 (make-local-variable 'dired-subdir-alist
)
328 (use-local-map locate-mode-map
)
329 (setq major-mode
'locate-mode
331 default-directory
"/")
332 (dired-alist-add-1 default-directory
(point-min-marker))
333 (make-local-variable 'dired-move-to-filename-regexp
)
334 ;; This should support both Unix and Windoze style names
335 (setq dired-move-to-filename-regexp
337 (make-string (1- locate-filename-indentation
) ?\
)
338 "\\(/\\|[A-Za-z]:\\)"))
339 (make-local-variable 'dired-actual-switches
)
340 (setq dired-actual-switches
"")
341 (make-local-variable 'dired-permission-flags-regexp
)
342 (setq dired-permission-flags-regexp
344 (make-string (1- locate-filename-indentation
) ?\
)
346 (make-local-variable 'revert-buffer-function
)
347 (setq revert-buffer-function
'locate-update
)
348 (run-hooks 'locate-mode-hook
))
350 (defun locate-do-setup (search-string)
351 (goto-char (point-min))
354 ;; Nothing returned from locate command?
357 (kill-buffer locate-buffer-name
)
358 (if locate-current-filter
359 (error "Locate: no match for %s in database using filter %s"
360 search-string locate-current-filter
)
361 (error "Locate: no match for %s in database" search-string
))))
363 (locate-insert-header search-string
)
366 (insert-char ?\ locate-filename-indentation t
)
367 (locate-set-properties)
369 (goto-char (point-min)))
371 (defun locate-set-properties ()
373 (let ((pos (locate-get-file-positions)))
374 (dired-insert-set-properties (elt pos
0) (elt pos
1)))))
376 (defun locate-insert-header (search-string)
377 (let ((locate-format-string "Matches for %s")
379 (concat " *Matches for \\(" (regexp-quote search-string
) "\\)"))
380 (locate-format-args (list search-string
))
383 (and locate-fcodes-file
384 (setq locate-format-string
385 (concat locate-format-string
" in %s")
387 (concat locate-regexp-match
389 (regexp-quote locate-fcodes-file
)
392 (append (list locate-fcodes-file
) locate-format-args
)))
394 (and locate-current-filter
395 (setq locate-format-string
396 (concat locate-format-string
" using filter %s")
398 (concat locate-regexp-match
401 (regexp-quote locate-current-filter
)
404 (append (list locate-current-filter
) locate-format-args
)))
406 (setq locate-format-string
407 (concat locate-format-string
": \n\n")
409 (concat locate-regexp-match
": \n"))
411 (insert (apply 'format locate-format-string
(reverse locate-format-args
)))
414 (goto-char (point-min))
415 (if (not (looking-at locate-regexp-match
))
417 (add-text-properties (match-beginning 1) (match-end 1)
418 (list 'face locate-header-face
))
419 (and (match-beginning 2)
420 (add-text-properties (match-beginning 2) (match-end 2)
421 (list 'face locate-header-face
)))
422 (and (match-beginning 3)
423 (add-text-properties (match-beginning 3) (match-end 3)
424 (list 'face locate-header-face
)))
427 (defun locate-tags ()
428 "Visit a tags table in `*Locate*' mode."
430 (let ((tags-table (locate-get-filename)))
431 (and (y-or-n-p (format "Visit tags table %s? " tags-table
))
432 (visit-tags-table tags-table
))))
434 ;; From Stephen Eglen <stephen@cns.ed.ac.uk>
435 (defun locate-update (ignore1 ignore2
)
436 "Update the locate database.
437 Database is updated using the shell command in `locate-update-command'."
438 (let ((str (car locate-history-list
)))
439 (cond ((yes-or-no-p "Update locate database (may take a few seconds)? ")
440 (shell-command locate-update-command
)
443 ;;; Modified three functions from `dired.el':
444 ;;; dired-find-directory,
445 ;;; dired-find-directory-other-window
446 ;;; dired-get-filename
448 (defun locate-find-directory ()
449 "Visit the directory of the file mentioned on this line."
451 (let ((directory-name (locate-get-dirname)))
452 (if (file-directory-p directory-name
)
453 (find-file directory-name
)
454 (if (file-symlink-p directory-name
)
455 (error "Directory is a symlink to a nonexistent target")
456 (error "Directory no longer exists; run `updatedb' to update database")))))
458 (defun locate-find-directory-other-window ()
459 "Visit the directory of the file named on this line in other window."
461 (find-file-other-window (locate-get-dirname)))
463 (defun locate-get-dirname ()
464 "Return the directory name of the file mentioned on this line."
465 (let (file (filepos (locate-get-file-positions)))
466 (if (setq file
(buffer-substring (nth 0 filepos
) (nth 1 filepos
)))
468 ;; Get rid of the mouse-face property that file names have.
469 (set-text-properties 0 (length file
) nil file
)
470 (setq file
(file-name-directory file
))
471 ;; Unquote names quoted by ls or by dired-insert-directory.
472 ;; Using read to unquote is much faster than substituting
473 ;; \007 (4 chars) -> ^G (1 char) etc. in a lisp loop.
477 ;; some ls -b don't escape quotes, argh!
478 ;; This is not needed for GNU ls, though.
479 (or (dired-string-replace-match
480 "\\([^\\]\\|\\`\\)\"" file
"\\1\\\\\"" nil t
)
483 (and file buffer-file-coding-system
484 (not file-name-coding-system
)
485 (setq file
(encode-coding-string file buffer-file-coding-system
)))
488 ;; Only for GNU locate
489 (defun locate-in-alternate-database (search-string database
)
490 "Run the GNU locate command, using an alternate database."
495 (read-from-minibuffer "Locate: " nil nil
496 nil
'locate-history-list
))
497 (read-file-name "Locate using Database: " )
499 (or (file-exists-p database
)
500 (error "Database file %s does not exist" database
))
501 (let ((locate-make-command-line
502 (function (lambda (string)
504 (list (concat "--database="
505 (expand-file-name database
))
507 (locate search-string
)))
511 ;;; locate.el ends here