" (default now): "
": ")))
(new-attribute (dired-mark-read-string prompt nil op-symbol
- arg files default))
+ arg files default
+ (cond ((eq op-symbol 'chown)
+ (system-users))
+ ((eq op-symbol 'chgrp)
+ (system-groups)))))
(operation (concat program " " new-attribute))
failures)
(setq failures
(dired-run-shell-command (dired-shell-stuff-it command file-list nil))))
(defun dired-mark-read-string (prompt initial op-symbol arg files
- &optional default-value)
+ &optional default-value collection)
"Read args for a Dired marked-files command, prompting with PROMPT.
Return the user input (a string).
INITIAL, if non-nil, is the initial minibuffer input.
OP-SYMBOL is an operation symbol (see `dired-no-confirm').
-ARG is normally the prefix argument for the calling command.
-FILES should be a list of file names.
+ARG is normally the prefix argument for the calling command;
+it is passed as the first argument to `dired-mark-prompt'.
+FILES should be a list of marked files' names.
-DEFAULT-VALUE, if non-nil, should be a \"standard\" value or list
-of such values, available via history commands. Note that if the
-user enters empty input, this function returns the empty string,
-not DEFAULT-VALUE."
+Optional arg DEFAULT-VALUE is a default value or list of default
+values, passed as the seventh arg to `completing-read'.
+
+Optional arg COLLECTION is a collection of possible completions,
+passed as the second arg to `completing-read'."
(dired-mark-pop-up nil op-symbol files
- 'read-from-minibuffer
+ 'completing-read
(format prompt (dired-mark-prompt arg files))
- initial nil nil nil default-value))
+ collection nil nil initial nil default-value nil))
\f
;;; Cleaning a directory: flagging some backups for deletion.
(defun dired-copy-file-recursive (from to ok-flag &optional
preserve-time top recursive)
+ (when (and (eq t (car (file-attributes from)))
+ (file-in-directory-p to from))
+ (error "Cannot copy `%s' into its subdirectory `%s'" from to))
(let ((attrs (file-attributes from)))
(if (and recursive
(eq t (car attrs))
argument, the name of an old file, and returning either the
corresponding new file name or nil to skip.
-Optional MARKER-CHAR is a character with which to mark every
-newfile's entry, or t to use the current marker character if the
-old file was marked."
+If optional argument MARKER-CHAR is non-nil, mark each
+newly-created file's Dired entry with the character MARKER-CHAR,
+or with the current marker character if MARKER-CHAR is t."
(let (dired-create-files-failures failures
skipped (success-count 0) (total (length fn-list)))
(let (to overwrite-query
(cond ((integerp marker-char) marker-char)
(marker-char (dired-file-marker from)) ; slow
(t nil))))
- (when (and (file-directory-p from)
- (file-directory-p to)
- (eq file-creator 'dired-copy-file))
- (setq to (file-name-directory to)))
+ ;; Handle the `dired-copy-file' file-creator specially
+ ;; When copying a directory to another directory or
+ ;; possibly to itself or one of its subdirectories.
+ ;; e.g "~/foo/" => "~/test/"
+ ;; or "~/foo/" =>"~/foo/"
+ ;; or "~/foo/ => ~/foo/bar/")
+ ;; In this case the 'name-constructor' have set the destination
+ ;; TO to "~/test/foo" because the old emacs23 behavior
+ ;; of `copy-directory' was to not create the subdirectory
+ ;; and instead copy the contents.
+ ;; With the new behavior of `copy-directory'
+ ;; (similar to the `cp' shell command) we don't
+ ;; need such a construction of the target directory,
+ ;; so modify the destination TO to "~/test/" instead of "~/test/foo/".
+ (let ((destname (file-name-directory to)))
+ (when (and (file-directory-p from)
+ (file-directory-p to)
+ (eq file-creator 'dired-copy-file))
+ (setq to destname))
+ ;; If DESTNAME is a subdirectory of FROM, not a symlink,
+ ;; and the method in use is copying, signal an error.
+ (and (eq t (car (file-attributes destname)))
+ (eq file-creator 'dired-copy-file)
+ (file-in-directory-p destname from)
+ (error "Cannot copy `%s' into its subdirectory `%s'"
+ from to)))
(condition-case err
(progn
(funcall file-creator from to dired-overwrite-confirmed)
&optional marker-char op1
how-to)
"Create a new file for each marked file.
-Prompts user for target, which is a directory in which to create
- the new files. Target may also be a plain file if only one marked
- file exists. The way the default for the target directory is
- computed depends on the value of `dired-dwim-target-directory'.
+Prompt user for a target directory in which to create the new
+ files. The target may also be a non-directory file, if only
+ one file is marked. The initial suggestion for target is the
+ Dired buffer's current directory (or, if `dired-dwim-target' is
+ non-nil, the current directory of a neighboring Dired window).
OP-SYMBOL is the symbol for the operation. Function `dired-mark-pop-up'
will determine whether pop-ups are appropriate for this OP-SYMBOL.
FILE-CREATOR and OPERATION as in `dired-create-files'.
;;;###autoload
(defun dired-do-copy (&optional arg)
"Copy all marked (or next ARG) files, or copy the current file.
-This normally preserves the last-modified date when copying.
-When operating on just the current file, you specify the new name.
-When operating on multiple or marked files, you specify a directory,
-and new copies of these files are made in that directory
-with the same names that the files currently have. The default
-suggested for the target directory depends on the value of
-`dired-dwim-target', which see.
+When operating on just the current file, prompt for the new name.
-This command copies symbolic links by creating new ones,
-like `cp -d'."
+When operating on multiple or marked files, prompt for a target
+directory, and make the new copies in that directory, with the
+same names as the original files. The initial suggestion for the
+target directory is the Dired buffer's current directory (or, if
+`dired-dwim-target' is non-nil, the current directory of a
+neighboring Dired window).
+
+If `dired-copy-preserve-time' is non-nil, this command preserves
+the modification time of each old file in the copy, similar to
+the \"-p\" option for the \"cp\" shell command.
+
+This command copies symbolic links by creating new ones, similar
+to the \"-d\" option for the \"cp\" shell command."
(interactive "P")
(let ((dired-recursive-copies dired-recursive-copies))
(dired-do-create-files 'copy (function dired-copy-file)
;;;###autoload
(defun dired-insert-subdir (dirname &optional switches no-error-if-not-dir-p)
- "Insert this subdirectory into the same dired buffer.
-If it is already present, overwrites previous entry,
- else inserts it at its natural place (as `ls -lR' would have done).
+ "Insert this subdirectory into the same Dired buffer.
+If it is already present, overwrite the previous entry;
+ otherwise, insert it at its natural place (as `ls -lR' would
+ have done).
With a prefix arg, you may edit the `ls' switches used for this listing.
You can add `R' to the switches to expand the whole tree starting at
this subdirectory.