helm-find-files : How to create a file whose name is a prefix of existing file

[phtrivier]

Hi .

I have Ctrl-f bound to "helm-find-files".
I have a buffer open with name like "fooSpec.js".
I want to create buffer named "foo.js" in the same folder.

What I would expect to be able to do is :

• Ctrl-f (open helm-find-files)
• Type "foo.js"
• Type "Enter"
• Since the file does not exist, confirm that I want to create a new file
• End up in a new buffer

What happens :

• Ctrl-F
• Type "foo.js"
• Type "Enter"
• End up in the buffer for "fooSpec", since what I type is a pattern that matches the buffer name.

Is there a way to work around this ?

Thanks

[tuhdo]

Is that fooSpec.js in the same directory? If so, Helm will prioritize the first match; but you can create a new file if you want. In this case, when you type foo.js, at the top line there is a candidate like this: [?] foo.js. Move the highlighter to that line and press RET, and you will have a brand new buffer created.

[thierryvolpiatto]

Pierre-Henri Trivier [email protected] writes:

Is there a way to work around this ?

You have to understand that with helm, what you have in minibuffer is
not what you will get.

See:
https://github.com/emacs-helm/helm/wiki#helmiscompletionwindowcentric

Thierry
Get my Gnupg key:
gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 59F29997

[phtrivier]

That did it. Thanks.