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Emacs incremental completion and selection narrowing framework.

Emacs incremental completion and selection narrowing framework. https://github.com/emacs-helm/helm

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emacs neotree go to directory when using helm projectile

How can I make it such that whenever I do helm-projectile-find-file, neotree will jump to that directory?
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Can helm run different functions on multiple selections from different sources?

I am trying to write a helm command to select email addresses from three sources: an aliases variable, org-contacts, and the contacts from mu4e. The command works fine, showing me candidates from all three sources. But, I need one function to act on…
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Configure ignore dirs on helm-locate

M-x helm-locate lists files in hidden folders, that i will never open. How to instruct helm not to look into certain directories for file search & open.
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emacs ow can I helm-find with default directory pre-specified?

I use emacs for notes mainly. All my notes are in: ~/Dropbox/Uni/Notes I want to tie a keyboard shortcut (e.g C-f12) to do a helm-find that always starts in the above dir irrelevant of the source buffer. I have tried: (global-set-key (kbd…
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search emacs buffer like helm grep?

You can search for word list ('hello', 'world') by typing world hello in helm-grep I currently use ido for buffer switching, and I have to type world C- hello to filter by two words. Is there a buffer switch mode which offer the…
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How to use helm-etags with a TAGS file that includes other tag files?

I used exuberant ctags to create my tags file with the --etags-include option and i see the included tags file in the main TAGS file. But when i try to use helm-etags, it doesn't dig into the included tags file. Is it even possible?
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Initialization error caused by helm-match-plugin

I'm running GNU Emacs Version 24.3 (9.0) on OS X Lion (obtained from http://emacsformacosx.com/). I'm relatively new to emacs, so I may be ignorant of a simple fix for my problem. I recently expanded my use of helm-mode to include helm-locate and…
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looking for helm-ls-git tutorial (emacs, helm)

https://github.com/emacs-helm/helm-ls-git Found no tutorial for it on google. That means it doesn't exist in our universe? I'm looking for a way to find files and grep files within emacs. Hopefully as easy as in sublime with project directory…
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how to use local locate DB for emacs helm?

I created a local db with updatedb -l 0 -o update.db -U . Now when I am under the directory where the update.db is or any other directory below it, I want helm-locate to use the update.db (as in sublime go-to-anything with a folder) How can I…
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Open file in external browser using `helm-for-files`?

I would like to search for a file with helm-find-files and then open this file externally with my default system browser (Chrome). The command helm-ff-run-open-file-externally, invoked with C-c C-x, prompts me for an option. But none of the…
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Put all opened org mode files in a list to be used eventually with helm lists

I am trying to put all (opened) org files in a list so I could add them to helm-projectile-switch-to-file lists. I was able to get to this code: (->> (buffer-list) (--select (with-current-buffer it (derived-mode-p…
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emacs helm: any way to make it obey the template colors?

Using Helm, I noticed that helm isn't obeying (being compliant with) the theme colors, for example, on file selection? Any simple way (preferably without messing on the theme file) to make helm comply with the theme colors? Using emacs26 on linux
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How can I make TAB cycle through my command complete choices when using Helm?

When I launch helm, I start typing in a command like org-mo and then I get suggestions for org-mode org-mobile-pull org-mobile-push org-mode-restart and a few other commands. Let's say I want to get to org-mobile-pull right now I have to use the…
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Interactive Elisp Function to Directly Search File Names with `emacs-helm-ag` (-g option)

I use emacs-helm-ag to search file content and file names in a project. My emacs-helm-ag configuration is: ; Helm Ag mode (add-to-list 'load-path "~/.emacs.d/emacs-helm-ag") (require 'helm-ag) (custom-set-variables '(helm-ag-base-command "ag…
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helm installation: Package emacs '24.4' unavailable

While installing helm in emacs, I have come across the error Package emacs '24.4' unavailable I am a noob to emacs and I have seen similar questions on stack, but the solution offered there doesn't not solve the problem. Type M-x locate-library…
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