without having to remove the Dired marks on files in those
subdirectories.
-@xref{Dired Updating}, for how to insert or delete a subdirectory listing.
+@xref{Subdirectories in Dired}, for how to insert a subdirectory
+listing, and @pxref{Dired Updating} for how delete it.
@node Dired Updating
@section Updating the Dired Buffer
a regular expression search. @xref{Repeat Isearch}, for information
about search repetition.
-@cindex Adding to the kill ring in Dired.
+@cindex adding to the kill ring in Dired
@kindex w @r{(Dired)}
@findex dired-copy-filename-as-kill
The command @kbd{w} (@code{dired-copy-filename-as-kill}) puts the
it added to the kill ring, so you can use it to display the list of
currently marked files in the echo area.
+@kindex ( @r{(Dired)}
+@findex dired-hide-details-mode
+@vindex dired-hide-details-hide-symlink-targets
+@vindex dired-hide-details-hide-information-lines
+@cindex hiding details in Dired
+ The command @kbd{(} (@code{dired-hide-details-mode}) toggles whether
+details, such as ownership or file permissions, are visible in the
+current Dired buffer. By default, it also hides the targets of
+symbolic links, and all lines other than the header line and
+file/directory listings. To change this, customize the options
+@code{dired-hide-details-hide-symlink-targets} and
+@code{dired-hide-details-hide-information-lines}, respectively.
+
@cindex Dired and version control
If the directory you are visiting is under version control
(@pxref{Version Control}), then the normal VC diff and log commands
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.
-
-@kindex ( @r{(Dired)}
-@c )
-@findex dired-hide-details-mode
-@vindex dired-hide-details-hide-symlink-targets
-@vindex dired-hide-details-hide-information-lines
-@cindex Hide details in Dired.
- The command @kbd{(} (@code{dired-hide-details-mode}) toggles whether
-details, such as ownership or file permissions, are hidden. If the
-variable @code{dired-hide-details-hide-symlink-targets} is
-non-@code{nil} then targets of symbolic links are hidden as well. A
-non-@code{nil} value for the variable
-@code{dired-hide-details-hide-information-lines} means that all lines
-other than the header and lines containing files and directories are
-hidden.