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Re: dired-do-shell-command: allow changing time bomb * to @
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Jason Rumney |
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Re: dired-do-shell-command: allow changing time bomb * to @ |
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11 Jan 2002 19:39:58 +0000 |
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address@hidden (Kim F. Storm) writes:
> IMO, it sounds like a reasonable change, but could be
> dangerous! If someone is used to deleting selected files with
> dired-do-shell-command "rm *", then they are in for a surprise if
> the * suddenly starts to work as a normal shell wildcard...
That sounds just as valid a concern as the original problem.
Perhaps when the command contains a *, a confirmation message should
appear by default explaining the change in meaning.
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Jason Rumney