Re: How to prefix tramp buffers with method prefix?

[Tassilo Horn]

Michael Albinus <address@hidden> writes:

Hi Michael,

>> I'd like to have tramp buffers prefixed with the current method.  For
>> example if I open /ets/hosts with the sudo method, the buffer should
>> be named "sudo:hosts" instead of only "hosts" so that I can easily
>> use the usual buffer completion to distinguish between normal and
>> tramp buffers.
>>
>> How can I achieve that?
>
> (add-hook 'find-file-hook
>         '(lambda ()
>            (when (file-remote-p (buffer-file-name))
>              (rename-buffer
>               (format "%s:%s"
>                       (file-remote-p (buffer-file-name) 'method)
>                       (buffer-name))
>               'unique))))

Thanks, that works like a charm.

Bye,
Tassilo
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