From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Marcin Borkowski Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Dired: how to mark with other character but * Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2021 07:53:20 +0100 Message-ID: <87k0rtha1r.fsf@mbork.pl> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="32126"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: mu4e 1.1.0; emacs 28.0.50 Cc: Help GNU Emacs To: Jean Louis Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Sun Jan 31 07:53:58 2021 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@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 1l66cQ-0008Fd-Fv for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Sun, 31 Jan 2021 07:53:58 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:58536 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1l66cP-000252-J4 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Sun, 31 Jan 2021 01:53:57 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:34340) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1l66c6-00024q-GG for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 31 Jan 2021 01:53:38 -0500 Original-Received: from mail.mojserwer.eu ([195.110.48.8]:35442) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1l66c1-0008Ds-Kj for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 31 Jan 2021 01:53:38 -0500 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.mojserwer.eu (Postfix) with ESMTP id BAD74E6D8A; Sun, 31 Jan 2021 07:53:24 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at mail.mojserwer.eu Original-Received: from mail.mojserwer.eu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail.mojserwer.eu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 8et_4c5iCC39; Sun, 31 Jan 2021 07:53:21 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from localhost (178235147146.dynamic-3-poz-k-0-1-0.vectranet.pl [178.235.147.146]) by mail.mojserwer.eu (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 6C17FE63AA; Sun, 31 Jan 2021 07:53:21 +0100 (CET) In-reply-to: Received-SPF: pass client-ip=195.110.48.8; envelope-from=mbork@mbork.pl; helo=mail.mojserwer.eu X-Spam_score_int: -25 X-Spam_score: -2.6 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.6 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "help-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.help:127474 Archived-At: >From the manual: =E2=80=98* c OLD-MARKCHAR NEW-MARKCHAR=E2=80=99 Replace all marks that use the character OLD-MARKCHAR with marks that use the character NEW-MARKCHAR (=E2=80=98dired-change-marks=E2=80= =99). This command is the primary way to create or use marks other than =E2=80=98= *=E2=80=99 or =E2=80=98D=E2=80=99. The arguments are single characters=E2=80=94do n= ot use to terminate them. (and yes, it is not easy to find unless you know what you're looking for). Hth, mb On 2021-01-31, at 07:18, Jean Louis wrote: > I would like to use this specific workflow in Dired like following: > > - I am reviewing videos, so I have to use in Dired either ! or & to > review a video > > - I wish to mark specific videos for later referencing > > - if I mark it with `m' then the next invocation of ! or & will > operate on marked files. Right now I am memorizing which videos are > to be marked, and not use Emacs to help me > > - if ! operates only on files marked as * then I could as a solution > mark files with some other character, let us say V but I wish to > know how to do it > > - Later, those files marked with V character I could replace to * > character to operate on such videos, that I know how to do from the > manual > > What I do not find in the manual is how to mark files with some other > character. That is what would make my above envisioned workflow > useful. > > Jean --=20 Marcin Borkowski http://mbork.pl