+@kindex + @r{(Dired)}
+@findex dired-create-directory
+ An unusual Dired file-operation command is @kbd{+}
+(@code{dired-create-directory}). This command reads a directory name,
+and creates the directory if it does not already exist.
+
+@cindex Adding to the kill ring in Dired.
+@kindex w @r{(Dired)}
+@findex dired-copy-filename-as-kill
+ The @kbd{w} command (@code{dired-copy-filename-as-kill}) puts the
+names of the marked (or next @var{n}) files into the kill ring, as if
+you had killed them with @kbd{C-w}. The names are separated by a space.
+
+ With a zero prefix argument, this uses the absolute file name of
+each marked file. With just @kbd{C-u} as the prefix argument, it uses
+file names relative to the Dired buffer's default directory. (This
+can still contain slashes if in a subdirectory.) As a special case,
+if point is on a directory headerline, @kbd{w} gives you the absolute
+name of that directory. Any prefix argument or marked files are
+ignored in this case.
+
+ The main purpose of this command is so that you can yank the file
+names into arguments for other Emacs commands. It also displays what
+it added to the kill ring, so you can use it to display the list of
+currently marked files in the echo area.
+
+@findex dired-compare-directories
+ The command @kbd{M-x dired-compare-directories} is used to compare
+the current Dired buffer with another directory. It marks all the files
+that are ``different'' between the two directories. It puts these marks
+in all Dired buffers where these files are listed, which of course includes
+the current buffer.
+
+ The default comparison method (used if you type @key{RET} at the
+prompt) is to compare just the file names---each file name that does
+not appear in the other directory is ``different.'' You can specify
+more stringent comparisons by entering a Lisp expression, which can
+refer to the variables @code{size1} and @code{size2}, the respective
+file sizes; @code{mtime1} and @code{mtime2}, the last modification
+times in seconds, as floating point numbers; and @code{fa1} and
+@code{fa2}, the respective file attribute lists (as returned by the
+function @code{file-attributes}). This expression is evaluated for
+each pair of like-named files, and if the expression's value is
+non-@code{nil}, those files are considered ``different.''
+
+ For instance, the sequence @code{M-x dired-compare-directories
+@key{RET} (> mtime1 mtime2) @key{RET}} marks files newer in this
+directory than in the other, and marks files older in the other
+directory than in this one. It also marks files with no counterpart,
+in both directories, as always.
+
+@cindex drag and drop, Dired
+ On the X window system, Emacs supports the ``drag and drop''
+protocol. You can drag a file object from another program, and drop
+it onto a Dired buffer; this either moves, copies, or creates a link
+to the file in that directory. Precisely which action is taken is
+determined by the originating program. Dragging files out of a Dired
+buffer is currently not supported.
+
+@ignore
+ arch-tag: d105f9b9-fc1b-4c5f-a949-9b2cf3ca2fc1
+@end ignore