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### 30.5 Visiting Files in Dired

There are several Dired commands for visiting or examining the files listed in the Dired buffer. All of them apply to the current line’s file; if that file is really a directory, these commands invoke Dired on that subdirectory (making a separate Dired buffer).

`f`

  Visit the file described on the current line, like typing `C-x C-f` and supplying that file name (`dired-find-file`). See Visiting.

`RET`
`e`

  Equivalent to `f`.

`o`

  Like `f`, but uses another window to display the file’s buffer (`dired-find-file-other-window`). The Dired buffer remains visible in the first window. This is like using `C-x 4 C-f` to visit the file. See Windows.

`C-o`

  Visit the file described on the current line, and display the buffer in another window, but do not select that window (`dired-display-file`).

`mouse-1`
`mouse-2`

  Visit the file whose name you clicked on (`dired-mouse-find-file-other-window`). This uses another window to display the file, like the `o` command.

`v`

  View the file described on the current line, with View mode (`dired-view-file`). View mode provides convenient commands to navigate the buffer but forbids changing it; See View Mode.

`^`

  Visit the parent directory of the current directory (`dired-up-directory`). This is equivalent to moving to the line for `..` and typing `f` there.