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[Emacs-diffs] emacs-26 14f0230: Improve documentation of Dired
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Eli Zaretskii |
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[Emacs-diffs] emacs-26 14f0230: Improve documentation of Dired |
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Sat, 9 Dec 2017 06:30:21 -0500 (EST) |
branch: emacs-26
commit 14f0230a48872f7da0cd665a576b6d7313aad323
Author: Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden>
Commit: Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden>
Improve documentation of Dired
* doc/emacs/dired.texi (Dired): Mention that the Dired buffer can
be made modifiable in Wdired. Suggested by Alex Branham
<address@hidden> in address@hidden
---
doc/emacs/dired.texi | 5 +++--
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/emacs/dired.texi b/doc/emacs/dired.texi
index db5dea3..0b7e0b6 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/dired.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/dired.texi
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ optionally some of its subdirectories as well. You can use
the normal
Emacs commands to move around in this buffer, and special Dired
commands to operate on the listed files.
- The Dired buffer is read-only, and inserting text in it is not
-allowed. Ordinary printing characters such as @kbd{d} and @kbd{x} are
+ The Dired buffer is normally read-only, and inserting text in it is
+not allowed (however, the Wdired mode allows that, @pxref{Wdired}).
+Ordinary printing characters such as @kbd{d} and @kbd{x} are
redefined for special Dired commands. Some Dired commands @dfn{mark}
or @dfn{flag} the @dfn{current file} (that is, the file on the current
line); other commands operate on the marked files or on the flagged
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