Configuring Emacs as a File Manager with Guix

2025-05-23
Configuring Emacs as a File Manager with Guix

This post details how to configure Emacs' dired mode as the default file manager using Guix and its home-xdg-mime-applications-service-type service. By creating an xdg-desktop-entry file and linking it to the inode/directory MIME type, clicking on a directory opens it in Emacs dired. The author provides examples for configuring other MIME types, allowing for easy expansion of functionality.

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