{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/emacs-helm/helm/issues/1143","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/emacs-helm/helm/issues/1143/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/emacs-helm/helm/issues/1143/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/emacs-helm/helm/issues/1143/events","html_url":"https://github.com/emacs-helm/helm/issues/1143","id":103861391,"number":1143,"title":"Pass parameters for the source helm-locate","user":{"login":"ReneFroger","id":5211845,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5211845?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/ReneFroger","html_url":"https://github.com/ReneFroger","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ReneFroger/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ReneFroger/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ReneFroger/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ReneFroger/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ReneFroger/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ReneFroger/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ReneFroger/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ReneFroger/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ReneFroger/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":1,"created_at":"2015-08-29T16:18:43Z","updated_at":"2015-08-29T16:32:06Z","closed_at":null,"body":"## Setup:\r\nGUI version GNU Emacs 25.0.50.1 (x86_64-w64-mingw32) of 2015-07-25 on KAEL\r\n[Compiled from EmacsW64.](http://emacsbinw64.sourceforge.net/)\r\n\r\nHelm, using the latest version of Helm from MELPA\r\n\r\nWindows 7 x64 bit.\r\n\r\nLocate Windows binary, http://locate32.cogit.net/\r\n\r\n## Situation:\r\nI have locate in my PATH installed. I noticed I couldn't set any settings for the locate source. \r\nFor example, when I evaluate the setting\r\n\r\n    (setq helm-locate-command \"locate -ld %s\")\r\n\r\nI noticed the source `helm-locate`  will fuzzy filtering filenames. Or with the setting\r\n\r\n    (setq helm-locate-command \"locate -n 15 %s\")\r\n\r\nI still get more than thousands results for the source `helm-locate`.\r\nSo I suspect I'm doing something wrong. When looking up another variables for the `helm-locate` with <kbd>C-h v</kbd>, I found not another relevant command.\r\n\r\nAny suggestion? "},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/emacs-helm/helm/issues/comments/136007611","html_url":"https://github.com/emacs-helm/helm/issues/1143#issuecomment-136007611","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/emacs-helm/helm/issues/1143","id":136007611,"user":{"login":"thierryvolpiatto","id":1533939,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1533939?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/thierryvolpiatto","html_url":"https://github.com/thierryvolpiatto","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/thierryvolpiatto/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/thierryvolpiatto/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/thierryvolpiatto/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/thierryvolpiatto/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/thierryvolpiatto/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/thierryvolpiatto/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/thierryvolpiatto/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/thierryvolpiatto/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/thierryvolpiatto/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-08-29T16:32:06Z","updated_at":"2015-08-29T16:32:06Z","body":"\nReneFroger <notifications@github.com> writes:\n\n> (setq helm-locate-command \"locate -ld %s\")\n\nSee docstring, you need two format specs.\n\n> I noticed the source helm-locate will fuzzy filtering filenames.\n\nNo unless you enable it.\n\n> Or with the setting\n>\n> (setq helm-locate-command \"locate -n 15 %s\")\n>\n> I still get more than thousands results for the source helm-locate.\n\nDon't know why you have results with this, it is wrong too.\n\n> Any suggestion?\n\nRead docstring of helm-locate-command.\n\n-- \nThierry\nGet my Gnupg key:\ngpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 59F29997 \n"}}