From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Benjamin Rutt <brutt+news@bloomington.in.us> Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Editing a file as root Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 16:57:25 -0500 Organization: The Ohio State University Dept. of Computer and Info. Science Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <wc31xr5d9ru.fsf@mu.cis.ohio-state.edu> References: <E1AT5y2-0002EZ-OF@monty-python.gnu.org> <mailman.62.1071431778.868.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> <m2vfojt8cm.fsf@syr-24-59-76-83.twcny.rr.com> <x5brqbf5wq.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> <mailman.65.1071450890.868.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> <x5smjmewfv.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> <mailman.105.1071513681.868.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1071525631 26611 80.91.224.253 (15 Dec 2003 22:00:31 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 22:00:31 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Dec 15 23:00:21 2003 Return-path: <help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org> Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1AW0lI-0007tp-00 for <geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org>; Mon, 15 Dec 2003 23:00:20 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AW1hv-0008Id-1z for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 15 Dec 2003 18:00:55 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.ems.psu.edu!news.cis.ohio-state.edu!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 12 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: mu.cis.ohio-state.edu Mail-Copies-To: nobody User-Agent: Gnus/5.1002 (Gnus v5.10.2) Emacs/21.3.50 (usg-unix-v) Cancel-Lock: sha1:j+6TI3JoMbfi6zZFPfYO3Jx8hfk= Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:119353 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor <help-gnu-emacs.gnu.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-emacs>, <mailto:help-gnu-emacs-request@gnu.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://mail.gnu.org/pipermail/help-gnu-emacs> List-Post: <mailto:help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> List-Help: <mailto:help-gnu-emacs-request@gnu.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-emacs>, <mailto:help-gnu-emacs-request@gnu.org?subject=subscribe> Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:15292 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:15292 Micha Feigin <michf@post.tau.ac.il> writes: >> Then you are either using an outdated tramp or XEmacs or both. >> > > its bidi emacs. Its based on the cvs version (2.3.50 iirc). Are you sure you're reading the right Info file? Maybe visiting the tramp info file manually will help. (This can be done e.g. in dired with the 'I' command, if the cursor is on the right file). -- Benjamin