@c This is part of the Emacs manual.
-@c Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001,
-@c 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
+@c Copyright (C) 1985-1987, 1993-1995, 1997, 2000-2011
@c Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions.
@node Dired, Calendar/Diary, Rmail, Top
* Deletion: Dired Deletion. Deleting files with Dired.
* Flagging Many Files:: Flagging files based on their names.
* Visit: Dired Visiting. Other file operations through Dired.
-* Marks vs Flags:: Flagging for deletion vs marking.
-* Operating on Files:: How to copy, rename, print, compress, etc.
- either one file or several files.
+* Marks vs Flags:: Flagging for deletion vs marking.
+* Operating on Files:: How to copy, rename, print, compress, etc.
+ either one file or several files.
* Shell Commands in Dired:: Running a shell command on the marked files.
* Transforming File Names:: Using patterns to rename multiple files.
-* Comparison in Dired:: Running `diff' by way of Dired.
+* Comparison in Dired:: Running `diff' by way of Dired.
* Subdirectories in Dired:: Adding subdirectories to the Dired buffer.
@ifnottex
* Subdir Switches:: Subdirectory switches in Dired.
@end ifnottex
-* Subdirectory Motion:: Moving across subdirectories, and up and down.
+* Subdirectory Motion:: Moving across subdirectories, and up and down.
* Hiding Subdirectories:: Making subdirectories visible or invisible.
* Updating: Dired Updating. Discarding lines for files of no interest.
-* Find: Dired and Find. Using `find' to choose the files for Dired.
+* Find: Dired and Find. Using `find' to choose the files for Dired.
* Wdired:: Operating on files by editing the Dired buffer.
* Image-Dired:: Viewing image thumbnails in Dired.
* Misc: Misc Dired Features. Various other features.
The variable @code{dired-listing-switches} specifies the options to
give to @code{ls} for listing the 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. No matter
-how they are specified, the @code{ls} switches can include short
-options (that is, single characters) requiring no arguments, and long
-options (starting with @samp{--}) whose arguments are specified with
-@samp{=}.
+contain @samp{-l}. If you use a prefix argument with the @code{dired}
+command, you can specify the @code{ls} switches with the minibuffer
+before you enter the directory specification. No matter how they are
+specified, the @code{ls} switches can include short options (that is,
+single characters) requiring no arguments, and long options (starting
+with @samp{--}) whose arguments are specified with @samp{=}.
On MS-Windows and MS-DOS systems, Emacs @emph{emulates} @code{ls};
see @ref{ls in Lisp}, for options and peculiarities of that emulation.
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.
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