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Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa@Web.DE> writes:

> Hello!
>
> /bin/ls in Mac OS X 10.6.8 (and maybe more releases) does not understand "--dired", only "-dired". Is there a way to make dired use "-dired" instead of "--dired"? (Besides using gls from GNU Coreutils.)
>
> --
> Greetings
>
>   Pete
>
> No matter which way you ride, it's uphill and against the wind. 
> 				– First Law of Bicycling

You need to set 'dired-listing-switches'.