(dired-do-chmod): Set default value to the original

mode string using absolute notation like u=rwx,g=rx,o=rx.
Use it as a new arg `default' of `dired-mark-read-string'.
(dired-mark-read-string): Add new optional arg `default'.

diff --git a/lisp/dired-aux.el b/lisp/dired-aux.el
index a55b0a7..bf87ce7 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/dired-aux.el
+++ b/lisp/dired-aux.el
@@ -255,9 +255,20 @@ List has a form of (file-name full-file-name (attribute-list))"
 Symbolic modes like `g+w' are allowed."
   (interactive "P")
   (let* ((files (dired-get-marked-files t arg))
+        (modestr (and (stringp (car files))
+                      (nth 8 (file-attributes (car files)))))
+        (default
+          (and (stringp modestr)
+               (string-match "^.\\(...\\)\\(...\\)\\(...\\)$" modestr)
+               (replace-regexp-in-string
+                "-" ""
+                (format "u=%s,g=%s,o=%s"
+                        (match-string 1 modestr)
+                        (match-string 2 modestr)
+                        (match-string 3 modestr)))))
         (modes (dired-mark-read-string
                 "Change mode of %s to: " nil
-                'chmod arg files))
+                'chmod arg files default))
         (num-modes (if (string-match "^[0-7]+" modes)
                        (string-to-number modes 8))))
     (dolist (file files)
@@ -358,14 +369,14 @@ Uses the shell command coming from variables `lpr-command' and
 ;; If the current file was used, the list has but one element and ARG
 ;; does not matter. (It is non-nil, non-integer in that case, namely '(4)).
 
-(defun dired-mark-read-string (prompt initial op-symbol arg files)
-  ;; PROMPT for a string, with INITIAL input.
+(defun dired-mark-read-string (prompt initial op-symbol arg files &optional default)
+  ;; PROMPT for a string, with INITIAL input and DEFAULT value.
   ;; Other args are used to give user feedback and pop-up:
   ;; OP-SYMBOL of command, prefix ARG, marked FILES.
   (dired-mark-pop-up
    nil op-symbol files
    (function read-string)
-   (format prompt (dired-mark-prompt arg files)) initial))
+   (format prompt (dired-mark-prompt arg files)) initial nil default))
 \f
 ;;; Cleaning a directory: flagging some backups for deletion.