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(ido-read-directory-name ...)from code.. Weird behavior.ido-modebecause from the get go, I set up my installation withido-ubiquitous. Similarly, I have never usediciclesbecause ubiquitous has worked really well for me. I understand if you want to work you way up, but, that said, I am ~nearly~ promising you instant results with the set up I use with the catch that there is not something else conflicting in your init file. Opinion aside,ido-mode, according to the GNU manual, was meant for "switch[ing] between buffers and visit files and directories..."ido. You may very well be able to get it to behave as you want without any additional packages, but searching directories alone was a functiondired-modewas kind of build with in mind. That's whyC-x dcommand works as well as it does: that's the behavior it was designed to have. Ultimately, while I can't help you further along what you want to do (and I respect your approach/desired execution), may I suggest you try a temp init file with the configuration I suggested? That way you at least get to try it & see.