Re: dired-ls-sorting-switches

[Kevin Rodgers <ihs_4664@yahoo.com>]

era@iki.fi wrote:

> ? diff
> Index: dired.el
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvsroot/emacs/emacs/lisp/dired.el,v
> retrieving revision 1.269
> diff -u -r1.269 dired.el
> --- emacs/emacs/lisp/dired.el	30 Sep 2003 20:46:04 -0000	1.269
> +++ emacs/emacs/lisp/dired.el	19 Oct 2003 16:01:56 -0000
> @@ -2770,7 +2770,13 @@
>  ;; So anything that does not contain these is sort "by name".
>  
>  (defvar dired-ls-sorting-switches "SXU"
> -  "String of `ls' switches (single letters) except `t' that influence sorting.")
> +  "String of `ls'switches \(single letters\) except `t' that influence sorting.
> +This indicates to Dired which option switches to watch out for because they
> +will change the sorting order behavior of `ls'.
> +
> +To change the default sorting order \(e.g. add a `-v' option\), see the
> +variable `dired-listing-switches'. To temporarily override the listing
> +format, use Dired with a prefix argument.")
>  
>  (defvar dired-sort-by-date-regexp
>    (concat "^-[^" dired-ls-sorting-switches

... use `\\[universal-argument] \\[dired]'.

-- 
Kevin Rodgers