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diff --git a/doc/emacs/dired.texi b/doc/emacs/dired.texi index 9cdd4b805e6..48cf5630eea 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/dired.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/dired.texi @@ -742,6 +742,15 @@ never creates such missing directories; the value @code{always}, means Dired automatically creates them; the value @code{ask} means Dired asks you for confirmation before creating them. +@vindex dired-create-destination-dirs-on-trailing-dirsep +If the option @code{dired-create-destination-dirs-on-trailing-dirsep} +is non-@code{nil} in addition to @code{dired-create-destination-dirs}, +a trailing directory separator at the destination directory is treated +specially. In that case, when copying to @samp{test/} and no +directory @samp{test} exists already, it will be created and the +specified source files or directories are copied into the newly +created directory. + @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 @@ -784,6 +793,14 @@ which to move the files (this is like the shell command @command{mv}). The option @code{dired-create-destination-dirs} controls whether Dired should create non-existent directories in @var{new}. +The option @code{dired-create-destination-dirs-on-trailing-dirsep}, +when set in addition to @code{dired-create-destination-dirs}, controls +wether a trailing directory separator at the destination is treated +specially. In that case, when renaming a directory @samp{old} to +@samp{new/} and no directory @samp{new} exists already, it will be +created and @samp{old} is moved into the newly created directory. +Otherwise, @samp{old} is renamed to @samp{new}. + Dired automatically changes the visited file name of buffers associated with renamed files so that they refer to the new names. @@ -1509,14 +1526,12 @@ image-dired}. This prompts for a directory; specify one that has image files. This creates thumbnails for all the images in that directory, and displays them all in the thumbnail buffer. The thumbnails are generated in the background and are loaded as they -become available. This command asks for confirmation if the number of -image files exceeds @code{image-dired-show-all-from-dir-max-files}. +become available. With point in the thumbnail buffer, you can type @key{RET} -(@code{image-dired-display-thumbnail-original-image}) to display a -sized version of it in another window. This sizes the image to fit -the window. Use the arrow keys to move around in the buffer. For -easy browsing, use @key{SPC} +(@code{image-dired-display-thumbnail-original-image}) to display the +image in another window. Use the arrow keys to move around in the +thumbnail buffer. For easy browsing, use @key{SPC} (@code{image-dired-display-next-thumbnail-original}) to advance and display the next image. Typing @key{DEL} (@code{image-dired-display-previous-thumbnail-original}) backs up to @@ -1569,6 +1584,14 @@ rotation is lossless, and uses an external utility called @node Misc Dired Features @section Other Dired Features +@vindex dired-free-space + By default, Dired will display the available space on the disk in +the first line. This is the @code{first} value of the +@code{dired-free-space} variable. If you set this to +@code{separate} instead, Dired will display this on a separate line +(including the space the files in the current directory takes). If +you set this to @code{nil}, the free space isn't displayed at all. + @kindex + @r{(Dired)} @findex dired-create-directory The command @kbd{+} (@code{dired-create-directory}) reads a |