From 6d3361b9d5b80acc5741e80a24452937afdda7fa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 22:09:15 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (Operating on Files): Simplify previous change and fix Texinfo usage. --- man/ChangeLog | 5 +++++ man/dired.texi | 36 ++++++++++++++++++------------------ 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/man/ChangeLog b/man/ChangeLog index efaa6ae4755..acf86b84160 100644 --- a/man/ChangeLog +++ b/man/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2006-07-29 Richard Stallman + + * dired.texi (Operating on Files): Simplify previous change + and fix Texinfo usage. + 2006-07-29 Eli Zaretskii * dired.texi (Operating on Files): Add cross-references. State the diff --git a/man/dired.texi b/man/dired.texi index 02950035515..3bb32c1ac74 100644 --- a/man/dired.texi +++ b/man/dired.texi @@ -550,26 +550,27 @@ next window, that other buffer's directory is suggested instead. @item C @var{new} @key{RET} Copy the specified files (@code{dired-do-copy}). The argument @var{new} is the directory to copy into, or (if copying a single file) the new -name. This is similar to what the Unix @code{cp} command does. +name. This is like the shell command @code{cp}. @vindex dired-copy-preserve-time If @code{dired-copy-preserve-time} is non-@code{nil}, then copying with this command preserves the modification time of the old file in -the copy, similarly to @kbd{cp -p}. +the copy, like @samp{cp -p}. @vindex dired-recursive-copies @cindex recursive copying The variable @code{dired-recursive-copies} controls whether to copy -directories recursively (a-la @kbd{cp -r}). The default is +directories recursively (like @samp{cp -r}). The default is @code{nil}, which means that directories cannot be copied. @item D @findex dired-do-delete @kindex D @r{(Dired)} -Delete the specified files (@code{dired-do-delete}). This is similar -to what the Unix @code{rm} command does. Like the other commands in -this section, this command operates on the @emph{marked} files, or the -next @var{n} files. By contrast, @kbd{x} +Delete the specified files (@code{dired-do-delete}). This is like the +shell command @code{rm}. + +Like the other commands in this section, this command operates on the +@emph{marked} files, or the next @var{n} files. By contrast, @kbd{x} (@code{dired-do-flagged-delete}) deletes all @dfn{flagged} files. @findex dired-do-rename @@ -580,8 +581,7 @@ next @var{n} files. By contrast, @kbd{x} Rename the specified files (@code{dired-do-rename}). If you rename a single file, the argument @var{new} is the new name of the file. If you rename several files, the argument @var{new} is the directory into -which to move the files (this is similar to what the Unix @code{mv} -command does). +which to move the files (this is like the shell command @code{mv}). Dired automatically changes the visited file name of buffers associated with renamed files so that they refer to the new names. @@ -591,18 +591,18 @@ with renamed files so that they refer to the new names. @cindex hard links (in Dired) @item H @var{new} @key{RET} Make hard links to the specified files (@code{dired-do-hardlink}). -This is similar to what the Unix @code{ln} command does. The argument -@var{new} is the directory to make the links in, or (if making just -one link) the name to give the link. +This is like the shell command @code{ln}. The argument @var{new} is +the directory to make the links in, or (if making just one link) the +name to give the link. @findex dired-do-symlink @kindex S @r{(Dired)} @cindex symbolic links (creation in Dired) @item S @var{new} @key{RET} -Make symbolic links to the specified files (@code{dired-do-symlink}) -(this is similar to what @kbd{ln -s} does on Unix). The argument -@var{new} is the directory to make the links in, or (if making just -one link) the name to give the link. +Make symbolic links to the specified files (@code{dired-do-symlink}). +This is like @samp{ln -s}. The argument @var{new} is the directory to +make the links in, or (if making just one link) the name to give the +link. @findex dired-do-chmod @kindex M @r{(Dired)} @@ -637,8 +637,8 @@ different places). @cindex changing file time (in Dired) @item T @var{timestamp} @key{RET} Touch the specified files (@code{dired-do-touch}). This means -updating their modification times to the present time. This is -similar to what the Unix @code{touch} command does. +updating their modification times to the present time. This is like +the shell command @code{touch}. @findex dired-do-print @kindex P @r{(Dired)} -- 2.39.2