from the buffer as well.
To kill an entire subdirectory \(without killing its line in the
parent directory), go to its directory header line and use this
-command with a prefix argument (the value does not matter)."
- ;; Returns count of killed lines. FMT="" suppresses message.
+command with a prefix argument (the value does not matter).
+
+This function returns the number of killed lines.
+
+FMT is a format string used for messaging the user about the
+killed lines, and defaults to \"Killed %d line%s.\" if not
+present. A FMT of \"\" will suppress the messaging."
(interactive "P")
(if arg
(if (dired-get-subdir)