From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Fabrice Bauzac-Stehly Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: [External] : Re: Dired C idea Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2021 21:49:16 +0200 Message-ID: <874kbxdqrn.fsf@mykolab.com> References: <87zgu3p2gc.fsf@gmail.com> <87bl6bsmmb.fsf@mykolab.com> <87sfzlk4zi.fsf@mykolab.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="34520"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: theophilusx@gmail.com, drew.adams@oracle.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Richard Stallman Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Tue Aug 10 21:50:34 2021 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1mDXld-0008eS-Dt for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Tue, 10 Aug 2021 21:50:29 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:43486 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1mDXlc-00024i-80 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Tue, 10 Aug 2021 15:50:28 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:39942) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1mDXkl-0000fV-FZ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 10 Aug 2021 15:49:35 -0400 Original-Received: from mx.kolabnow.com ([95.128.36.40]:26722) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1mDXkj-0001sF-5m; Tue, 10 Aug 2021 15:49:34 -0400 Original-Received: from localhost (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by ext-mx-out003.mykolab.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1DB3A407AC; Tue, 10 Aug 2021 21:49:28 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=mykolab.com; h= content-type:content-type:mime-version:message-id:in-reply-to :date:date:references:subject:subject:from:from:received :received:received:received; s=dkim20160331; t=1628624963; x= 1630439364; bh=sdi81FrtjrPJaPUXjh4q4Viz7gkyRxS2vmieAEMD+00=; b=2 SRYzydQQaZzqZ2rcOl6T1xAyASb/bWw45uf/5CzNE8etjq1rng2cmJAhTFxsLXbF r32Ee+0M9s5su98VSUqeo1Fkewrqc6OtpCnqxxK7WOdTnw71Ns1CAgc7RoMKbzzG hzn8ioTCrd7NfCfy2K70FKZsBzYNNGpGXF6bziioRQCbcIyWU2fG2riQiSW4PAX9 LDwOshDVGcAD9v4+G6T8HPX2kDw+ZqcegLSCWJ62V06WtwPx6XZ1HkFTUi7Qq6OU f/lMR3/QehqkyGpLXV5XJzakN+XqlRkdSiHhavC6TOX/Wsk6NJ8KPjcX/bgT1bC4 caq0P6fEAs+Q+xQQ68spwqdSbtDfVKwJtaFxCPiU+WFq8vmVg4I98aiwtiJ5lwL2 KIoDZ6Q7zQ9uRfz9ZBRzYqPOJ6sJGGPPMRjxUC59YwzDA+mJ6R8cX86XfFWfwZvF FnwxrPaRFiyehZIlMhMDRuCk1p7o8IulHbiHThdcJBdhPSzBTW4p9d+ajQN5w7Ps 0IgaQuTDIvdP05MdbgMcHjYmTTHnj8WHfc8lhQ5vmbFRhnBG9 X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at mykolab.com Original-Received: from mx.kolabnow.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (ext-mx-out003.mykolab.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id CYyXfYY5Gdxl; Tue, 10 Aug 2021 21:49:23 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from int-mx003.mykolab.com (unknown [10.9.13.3]) by ext-mx-out003.mykolab.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 818A94066F; Tue, 10 Aug 2021 21:49:23 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from ext-subm001.mykolab.com (unknown [10.9.6.1]) by int-mx003.mykolab.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2F28136CC; Tue, 10 Aug 2021 21:49:19 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from noon by asus.home with local (Exim 4.94.2) (envelope-from ) id 1mDXkT-0001hR-0q; Tue, 10 Aug 2021 21:49:17 +0200 In-Reply-To: (Richard Stallman's message of "Sun, 08 Aug 2021 22:26:13 -0400") Received-SPF: pass client-ip=95.128.36.40; envelope-from=noon@mykolab.com; helo=mx.kolabnow.com X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2=-0.001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:272301 Archived-At: Richard Stallman writes: > Are you using the C command on just one file at a time? Or on several > files at a time? Or on a directory for recursive copying? It would be one file at a time. > I'm thinking about the case of copying a directory. With the C > command as it is now, you can copy a directory to make a new > directory. I don't think it is possible to use it to merge a > directory's files into an existing directory. > > We could add the ability to do that -- it would be natural if it > worked using rsync -- but that is a case not currently supported. > So there is no possibility of an incompatible change in that case. Indeed! -- Fabrice Bauzac-Stehly PGP 01EEACF8244E9C14B551C5256ADA5F189BD322B6