-@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
+
+@table @kbd
+@item w
+@cindex Adding to the kill ring in Dired.
+@kindex w
+@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}. With a zero prefix argument
+@var{n}=0, use the absolute file name of each marked file. With just
+@kbd{C-u} as the prefix argument, use the relative file name of each
+marked file. As a special case, if no prefix argument is given and
+point is on a directory headerline, @kbd{w} gives you the name of that
+directory without looking for marked files.
+
+@vindex dired-marked-files
+The main purpose of the @kbd{w} command is so that you can yank the
+file names into arguments for other Emacs commands. It also displays
+what was pushed onto the kill ring, so you can use it to display the
+list of currently marked files in the echo area. It also stores the
+list of names in the variable @code{dired-marked-files}, for use in
+Lisp expressions.
+@end table
+
+@ignore
+ arch-tag: d105f9b9-fc1b-4c5f-a949-9b2cf3ca2fc1
+@end ignore