Re: dired-mode works lacks support of common tasks

[bojohan+news@dd.chalmers.se (Johan Bockgård)]

Paul Pogonyshev <pogonyshev@gmx.net> writes:

> It seems there is no simple way to copy or delete (recursively) a
> directory in dired mode.

There is.

,----[ C-h v dired-recursive-copies RET ]
| dired-recursive-copies's value is nil
| 
| Documentation:
| *Decide whether recursive copies are allowed.
| Nil means no recursive copies.
| `always' means copy recursively without asking.
| `top' means ask for each directory at top level.
| Anything else means ask for each directory.
| 
| You can customize this variable.
| 
| Defined in `dired-aux'.
`----

,----[ C-h v dired-recursive-deletes RET ]
| dired-recursive-deletes's value is nil
| 
| Documentation:
| *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.
| 
| You can customize this variable.
| 
| Defined in `dired'.
`----

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Johan Bockgård