(defun dired-do-chmod (&optional arg)
"Change the mode of the marked (or next ARG) files.
Both octal numeric modes like `644' and symbolic modes like `g+w'
-are supported. Type \\<minibuffer-local-completion-map>\
-\\[next-history-element] to pull the file attributes of the file
-at point into the minibuffer.
+are supported.
+After invoking the command, \
+type \\<minibuffer-local-completion-map>\\[next-history-element] \
+to pull the file attributes
+of the file at point into the minibuffer.
See Info node `(coreutils)File permissions' for more information.
Alternatively, see the man page for \"chmod(1)\".
;;;###autoload
(defun dired-do-chgrp (&optional arg)
"Change the group of the marked (or next ARG) files.
-Type \\<minibuffer-local-completion-map>\\[next-history-element] \
-to pull the file attributes of the file at point
-into the minibuffer."
+After invoking the command, \
+type \\<minibuffer-local-completion-map>\\[next-history-element] \
+to pull the file attributes
+of the file at point into the minibuffer."
(interactive "P" dired-mode)
(if (and (memq system-type '(ms-dos windows-nt))
(not (file-remote-p default-directory)))
;;;###autoload
(defun dired-do-chown (&optional arg)
"Change the owner of the marked (or next ARG) files.
-Type \\<minibuffer-local-completion-map>\\[next-history-element] \
-to pull the file attributes of the file at point
-into the minibuffer."
+After invoking the command, \
+type \\<minibuffer-local-completion-map>\\[next-history-element] \
+to pull the file attributes
+of the file at point into the minibuffer."
(interactive "P" dired-mode)
(if (and (memq system-type '(ms-dos windows-nt))
(not (file-remote-p default-directory)))
(defun dired-do-touch (&optional arg)
"Change the timestamp of the marked (or next ARG) files.
This calls touch.
-Type Type \\<minibuffer-local-completion-map>\\[next-history-element] \
-to pull the file attributes of the file at point
-into the minibuffer."
+After invoking the command, \
+type \\<minibuffer-local-completion-map>\\[next-history-element] \
+to pull the file attributes
+of the file at point into the minibuffer."
(interactive "P" dired-mode)
(dired-do-chxxx "Timestamp" dired-touch-program 'touch arg))