@c This is part of the Emacs manual.
-@c Copyright (C) 1985, 86, 87, 93, 94, 95, 97, 2000
+@c Copyright (C) 1985,86,87,93,94,95,97,2000,2001
@c Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions.
@node Dired, Calendar/Diary, Rmail, Top
files.
The Dired-X package provides various extra features for Dired mode.
-@xref{Dired-X,,,dired-x, Dired Extra Version 2 User's Manual}.
+@xref{Top, Dired-X,,dired-x, Dired Extra Version 2 User's Manual}.
@menu
* Enter: Dired Enter. How to invoke Dired.
-* Navigation: Dired Navigation. How to move in the Dired buffer.
+* Navigation: Dired Navigation. Special motion commands in the Dired buffer.
* Deletion: Dired Deletion. Deleting files with Dired.
* Flagging Many Files:: Flagging files based on their names.
* Visit: Dired Visiting. Other file operations through Dired.
@cindex flagging files (in Dired)
@cindex deleting files (in Dired)
- One of the most frequent uses of Dired is to @dfn{flag} files for
-deletion and then delete the files previously flagged.
+ One of the most frequent uses of Dired is to first @dfn{flag} files for
+deletion, then delete the files that were flagged.
@table @kbd
@item d
so that repeated @kbd{d} commands flag successive files. A numeric
argument serves as a repeat count.
+@cindex recursive deletion
@vindex dired-recursive-deletes
The variable @code{dired-recursive-deletes} controls whether the
delete command will delete non-empty directories (including their
@kindex ~ @r{(Dired)}
@findex dired-flag-backup-files
@kbd{~} (@code{dired-flag-backup-files}) flags for deletion all files
-whose names say they are backup files (@pxref{Backup})---that is, whose
-names end in @samp{~}.
+whose names say they are backup files (@pxref{Backup})---that is, files
+whose names end in @samp{~}.
@kindex . @r{(Dired)}
@vindex dired-kept-versions
as that of the old file.
@vindex dired-recursive-copies
+@cindex recursive copying
The variable @code{dired-recursive-copies} controls whether
directories are copied recursively. The default is to not copy
recursively, which means that directories cannot be copied.
@cindex file database (locate)
@vindex locate-command
@kbd{M-x locate} provides a similar interface to the @code{locate}
-command. @kbd{M-x locate-with-filter} is similar, but keeps only lines
+program. @kbd{M-x locate-with-filter} is similar, but keeps only lines
matching a given regular expression.
@vindex find-ls-option