From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Glenn Morris Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#9039: 24.0.50; dired "f" fails on directory that begins with a space Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2011 22:42:42 -0400 Message-ID: <8dliw6500t.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> References: <86ei1yswoi.fsf@red.stonehenge.com> <86aacmsvvz.fsf@red.stonehenge.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1310266315 22725 80.91.229.12 (10 Jul 2011 02:51:55 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 02:51:55 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 9039@debbugs.gnu.org To: merlyn@stonehenge.com (Randal L. Schwartz) Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Jul 10 04:51:51 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Qfk7a-0002r7-OI for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 10 Jul 2011 04:51:50 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:54493 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qfk7Z-0001RF-Mb for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 09 Jul 2011 22:51:49 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:42809) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qfk7J-0001Qc-2V for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Jul 2011 22:51:34 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qfk7I-00056G-3Z for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Jul 2011 22:51:33 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:54989) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qfjz4-0003sB-TU for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Jul 2011 22:43:03 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Qfjz4-0003yh-6V; Sat, 09 Jul 2011 22:43:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Glenn Morris Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 02:43:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 9039 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 9039-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B9039.131026577115275 (code B ref 9039); Sun, 10 Jul 2011 02:43:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 9039) by debbugs.gnu.org; 10 Jul 2011 02:42:51 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Qfjys-0003yK-SD for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 09 Jul 2011 22:42:51 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([140.186.70.10]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Qfjyq-0003y9-Pl for 9039@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 09 Jul 2011 22:42:49 -0400 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:58541) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qfjyl-0000X9-CC; Sat, 09 Jul 2011 22:42:43 -0400 X-Spook: Mafia lynch sniper Kennedy Axis of Evil smuggle DES condor X-Ran: d^.qH-DCJ)0gg'|TSv$P#qO)Q^&85bQsJeTys~"=96C-kj'CK!@WgW^=o7!j4+6lV`g+o: X-Hue: red X-Attribution: GM In-Reply-To: <86aacmsvvz.fsf@red.stonehenge.com> (Randal L. Schwartz's message of "Sat, 09 Jul 2011 19:38:08 -0700") User-Agent: Gnus (www.gnus.org), GNU Emacs (www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2011 22:43:02 -0400 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:48444 Archived-At: Randal L. Schwartz wrote: > 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. The default is `unspecified'. > GM> What is the result of evaluating: > > GM> (call-process insert-directory-program nil nil nil "--dired") > > 1 OK, your dired doesn't support the --dired option. In this case, dired is known to not perform as well, especially with regards to file names with spaces. If you install GNU ls, it will work better.