From: dave@adboyd.com (J. David Boyd)
Subject: Re: How delete a not empty directory in the Dired buffer?
Date: 01 Oct 2004 13:35:15 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <81is9ucpf0.fsf@adboyd.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: pan.2004.10.01.16.52.09.55753@spam_is_pathetic.com
Daniel L Elliott <dan_elliott_at_cox_dot_net@spam_is_pathetic.com> writes:
> I'm sorry, what does 'top signify?
>
> On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 16:39:34 +0800, zrr wrote:
>
> > (setq dired-recursive-copies 'top)
> > (setq dired-recursive-deletes 'top)
*Decide whether recursive deletes are allowed.
nil means no recursive deletes.
`always' means delete recursively without asking. This is DANGEROUS!
`top' means ask for each directory at top level, but delete its subdirectories
without asking.
Anything else means ask for each directory.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-10-01 17:35 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-09-23 7:21 How delete a not empty directory in the Dired buffer? Giannandrea Castaldi
2004-09-23 8:39 ` zrr
2004-10-01 16:52 ` Daniel L Elliott
2004-10-01 17:24 ` zrr
2004-10-01 17:35 ` J. David Boyd [this message]
2004-09-23 8:47 ` Christian Lynbech
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