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Index: dired.el
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RCS file: /cvsroot/emacs/emacs/lisp/dired.el,v
retrieving revision 1.269
diff -u -r1.269 dired.el
--- emacs/emacs/lisp/dired.el 30 Sep 2003 20:46:04 -0000 1.269
+++ emacs/emacs/lisp/dired.el 19 Oct 2003 16:01:56 -0000
@@ -2770,7 +2770,13 @@
;; So anything that does not contain these is sort "by name".
(defvar dired-ls-sorting-switches "SXU"
- "String of `ls' switches (single letters) except `t' that influence
sorting.")
+ "String of `ls'switches \(single letters\) except `t' that influence sorting.
+This indicates to Dired which option switches to watch out for because they
+will change the sorting order behavior of `ls'.
+
+To change the default sorting order \(e.g. add a `-v' option\), see the
+variable `dired-listing-switches'. To temporarily override the listing
+format, use Dired with a prefix argument.")
(defvar dired-sort-by-date-regexp
(concat "^-[^" dired-ls-sorting-switches