consult-location.el

Select existing file locations from the current buffer or active region with Consult preview and jump support.

(require 'consult-location)

Run M-x consult-location in a buffer containing lines like:

path/to/file
path/to/file:10
path/to/file:10:2
path/to/file:10 Message
path/to/file:10:2: Message

Relative paths are resolved from the current buffer's default-directory. With a prefix argument, consult-location prompts for a base directory. If a relative path is not found there, the current project root is also tried by default.

Candidates use Consult's consult-location category, so embark-consult can export them.

Customization

• consult-location-try-project-root (default: t)

  Try the current project root when a relative path is not found under the base directory.

Author

Copyright (c) 2026 Akinori Musha.

Licensed under the 2-clause BSD license. See LICENSE.txt for details.

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