From: merlyn@stonehenge.com (Randal L. Schwartz)
To: Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
Cc: 9039@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#9039: 24.0.50; dired "f" fails on directory that begins with a space
Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2011 19:38:08 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <86aacmsvvz.fsf@red.stonehenge.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cawrfq9853.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> (Glenn Morris's message of "Sat, 09 Jul 2011 22:33:44 -0400")
>>>>> "GM" == Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> writes:
GM> What is the value of `dired-use-ls-dired'?
GM> If it is nil, I think this kind of problem is expected.
nil. The default.
GM> What is the result of evaluating:
GM> (call-process insert-directory-program nil nil nil "--dired")
1
So, why is the *default* behavior *wrong*? Can that be fixed?
And my "ls" doesn't have a --dired switch, so I can't change that value.
Must be a GNU-ism. What can you do with POSIX-based tools?
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-07-10 2:38 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-07-10 2:21 bug#9039: 24.0.50; dired "f" fails on directory that begins with a space merlyn
2011-07-10 2:33 ` Glenn Morris
2011-07-10 2:38 ` Randal L. Schwartz [this message]
2011-07-10 2:42 ` Glenn Morris
2011-07-10 2:45 ` Glenn Morris
2011-07-10 2:46 ` Randal L. Schwartz
2011-07-10 3:02 ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-07-10 3:08 ` Randal L. Schwartz
2011-07-13 17:57 ` Glenn Morris
2011-07-13 18:03 ` Randal L. Schwartz
2011-07-13 18:05 ` Glenn Morris
2011-07-13 18:11 ` Randal L. Schwartz
2011-07-10 4:43 ` Glenn Morris
2011-07-13 10:02 ` Manuel Giraud
2011-07-13 18:05 ` Randal L. Schwartz
2011-07-13 19:21 ` Eli Zaretskii
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