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From: Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
To: xah lee <xah@xahlee.org>
Cc: 4044@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com
Subject: bug#4044: 23.1; unable to handle folder whose name starts with 2009-08-04
Date: Sun, 09 Aug 2009 22:28:01 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87ab28xv0u.fsf@cyd.mit.edu> (raw)

> if a folder has names like “2009-08-04 misc”, then emacs dired  
> will mistake the folder name being just “misc”, and basically  
> unable to open, move, delete the folder.
>
> • switch to dired.
> • type + then 2009-08-04 misc
>
> • Now, you can see the coloring is wrong. Try to move, rename, or go  
> into the folder. Emacs complains
> dired-get-file-for-visit: File no longer exists; type `g' to update  
> dired buffer
>
> This happens on emacs 23.x on Mac. 100% reproducible.

I'm afraid I can't reproduce it on GNU/Linux with 23.1, or with trunk.
Do you see the problem without customizations (-Q)?





             reply	other threads:[~2009-08-10  2:28 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-08-10  2:28 Chong Yidong [this message]
2009-08-10  6:11 ` bug#4044: 23.1; unable to handle folder whose name starts with 2009-08-04 Xah Lee
     [not found] <mailman.4271.1249872423.2239.bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2009-08-10  8:34 ` Michael Albinus
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2009-08-05  4:11 xah lee

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