<p>Is there a substitute in emacs for the vi "gf" command?
meaning try to open the file which is under the cursor right now
if a real file name is in fact there.</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

You want the
```
find-file-at-point
```
function (which is also aliased to
```
ffap
```
).  It's not bound to a key by default, but you can use
```
```
M-x ffap
```
```
Or, you can put in your
```
.emacs
```
file:
```
```
(ffap-bindings)
```
```
This will replace many of the normal
```
find-file
```
key bindings (like
```
C-x C-f
```
) with
```
ffap
```
-based versions.  See the commentary in
```
ffap.el
```
for details.