give to @code{ls} for listing directory; this string @emph{must} contain
@samp{-l}. If you use a numeric prefix argument with the @code{dired}
command, you can specify the @code{ls} switches with the minibuffer
-before you enter the directory specification.
+before you enter the directory specification. No matter how they are
+specified, the @code{ls} switches should all be short options (that
+is, single characters) requiring no arguments.
@findex dired-other-window
@kindex C-x 4 d
program to use to do the work (different systems put @code{chown} in
different places).
+@findex dired-do-touch
+@kindex T @r{(Dired)}
+@cindex changing file time (in Dired)
+@item T @var{timestamp} @key{RET}
+Change the time of the specified files (@code{dired-do-touch}).
+
@findex dired-do-print
@kindex P @r{(Dired)}
@cindex printing files (in Dired)
@code{find} what condition to test. To use this command, you need to
know how to use @code{find}.
+@vindex find-ls-option
+ The format of listing produced by these commands is controlled by the
+variable @code{find-ls-option}, whose default value specifies using
+options @samp{-ld} for @code{ls}. If your listings are corrupted, you
+may need to change the value of this variable.
+
@findex locate
@findex locate-with-filter
@cindex file database (locate)
program. @kbd{M-x locate-with-filter} is similar, but keeps only lines
matching a given regular expression.
-@vindex find-ls-option
- The format of listing produced by these commands is controlled by the
-variable @code{find-ls-option}, whose default value specifies using
-options @samp{-ld} for @code{ls}. If your listings are corrupted, you
-may need to change the value of this variable.
+These buffers don't work entirely like ordinary Dired buffers. File
+operations work, but do not always automatically update the buffer.
+Reverting the buffer with @kbd{g} deletes all inserted subdirectories,
+and erases all flags and marks.
@node Misc Dired Commands
@section Other Dired Commands