@end quotation
@end copying
-@dircategory Emacs
+@dircategory Emacs misc features
@direntry
* Dired-X: (dired-x). Dired Extra Features.
@end direntry
@section Features
@cindex Features
-Some features provided by Dired Extra
+Some features provided by Dired Extra:
@enumerate
@item
-Omitting uninteresting files from Dired listing.
-@itemize @bullet
-@xref{Omitting Files in Dired}.
-@end itemize
+Omitting uninteresting files from Dired listing
+(@pxref{Omitting Files in Dired}).
@item
-Local variables for Dired directories.
-@itemize @bullet
-@xref{Local Variables}.
-@end itemize
-@item
-Guessing shell commands in Dired buffers.
-@itemize @bullet
-@xref{Shell Command Guessing}.
-@end itemize
+Guessing shell commands in Dired buffers
+(@pxref{Shell Command Guessing}).
@item
-Running Dired command in non-Dired buffers.
-@itemize @bullet
-@xref{Virtual Dired}.
-@end itemize
+Running Dired command in non-Dired buffers
+(@pxref{Virtual Dired}).
@item
Finding a file mentioned in a buffer
-@itemize @bullet
-@xref{Find File At Point}.
-@end itemize
+(@pxref{Find File At Point}).
@item
-Commands using file marking.
-@itemize @bullet
-@xref{Advanced Mark Commands}.
-@end itemize
+Commands using file marking
+(@pxref{Advanced Mark Commands}).
@end enumerate
@noindent
@file{dired-x.el} binds some functions to keys in Dired Mode (@pxref{Key
Index}) and also binds @kbd{C-x C-j} and @kbd{C-x 4 C-j} @emph{globally} to
-@code{dired-jump} (@pxref{Miscellaneous Commands}). It may also bind @kbd{C-x
-C-f} and @kbd{C-x 4 C-f} to @code{dired-x-find-file} and
-@code{dired-x-find-file-other-window}, respectively (@pxref{Find File At
-Point}).
+@code{dired-jump} (@pxref{Miscellaneous Commands}). Optionally, it
+also binds @kbd{C-x C-f} and @kbd{C-x 4 C-f} to
+@code{dired-x-find-file} and @code{dired-x-find-file-other-window},
+respectively (@pxref{Find File At Point}).
@node Technical Details, , Features, Introduction
@section Technical Details
-@cindex Redefined functions
+@cindex Modified functions
@cindex @file{dired-aux.el}
-When loaded this code @emph{redefines} the following functions of GNU Emacs
-from @file{dired.el}
-
-@itemize @bullet
-@item
-@code{dired-clean-up-after-deletion}
-@item
-@code{dired-find-buffer-nocreate}
-@item
-@code{dired-initial-position}
-@end itemize
-
-@noindent
-and the following functions from @file{dired-aux.el}
-
-@itemize @bullet
-@item
-@code{dired-add-entry}
-@item
-@code{dired-read-shell-command}
-@end itemize
+When @file{dired-x.el} is loaded, some standard Dired functions from
+@file{dired.el} and @file{dired-aux.el} offer additional features.
+@code{dired-add-entry} obeys Dired Omit mode (@pxref{Omitting Files in
+Dired}), if it is active. @code{dired-find-buffer-nocreate} and
+@code{dired-initial-position} respect the value of
+@code{dired-find-subdir} (@pxref{Miscellaneous Commands}).
+@code{dired-clean-up-after-deletion} respects the value of
+@code{dired-clean-up-buffers-too}. @code{dired-read-shell-command} uses
+@code{dired-guess-shell-command} (@pxref{Shell Command Guessing}) to
+offer a smarter default command.
@node Installation, Omitting Files in Dired, Introduction, Top
@chapter Installation
@cindex Binding @code{dired-x-find-file}
If you choose to have @file{dired-x.el} bind @code{dired-x-find-file} over
@code{find-file} (@pxref{Find File At Point}), then you will need to set
-@code{dired-x-hands-off-my-keys} and make a call to the function
-@code{dired-x-bind-find-file} in the @code{dired-load-hook}:
-
-@example
-(add-hook 'dired-load-hook
- (lambda ()
- (load "dired-x")
- ;; Bind dired-x-find-file.
- (setq dired-x-hands-off-my-keys nil)
- ;; Make sure our binding preference is invoked.
- (dired-x-bind-find-file)
- ))
-@end example
-
-Alternatively, you can set the variable @emph{before} @file{dired-x.el} is
-loaded
+@code{dired-x-hands-off-my-keys}. To do this, either set it
+@emph{before} @file{dired-x.el} is loaded, or use @kbd{M-x customize-variable},
+or call @code{dired-x-bind-find-file} after changing the value.
@example
(add-hook 'dired-load-hook
@emph{every} Dired buffer (@pxref{Installation}). You can then use @kbd{M-o} to
unomit in that buffer.
-To enable omitting automatically only in certain directories one can use Dired
-Local Variables and put
+To enable omitting automatically only in certain directories you can add
+a directory local setting
+(@pxref{Directory Variables,,,emacs,The Gnu Emacs manual}) for Dired mode
@example
-Local Variables:
-dired-omit-mode: t
-End:
+((dired-mode . ((dired-omit-mode . t))))
@end example
@noindent
-into a file @file{.dired} (the default value of
-@code{dired-local-variables-file}) in that directory (@pxref{Local Variables}).
-
-@table @code
-@findex dired-omit-here-always
-@item dired-omit-here-always
-
-This is an interactive function that creates a local variables file exactly
-like the example above (if it does not already exist) in the file
-@code{dired-local-variables-file} in the current directory and then refreshes
-the directory listing (@pxref{Local Variables}).
-@end table
+to a @file{.dir-locals.el} file in that directory. You can use the
+command @code{add-dir-local-variable} to do this.
@vindex dired-omit-files
@item dired-omit-files
@end example
@noindent
-in the @code{dired-load-hook} (@pxref{Installation}).
+in the @code{dired-load-hook} (@pxref{Installation}). (Of course, a
+better way to achieve this particular goal is simply to omit @samp{-a} from
+@code{dired-listing-switches}.)
@end itemize
call @code{dired-extra-startup}, which in turn calls @code{dired-omit-startup}
in your @code{dired-mode-hook}.
-@c FIXME does the standard dir-locals mechanism obsolete this?
@node Local Variables, Shell Command Guessing, Omitting Files in Dired, Top
@chapter Local Variables for Dired Directories
@vindex dired-local-variables-file
@vindex dired-enable-local-variables
@noindent
-When Dired visits a directory, it looks for a file whose name is the value of
-variable @code{dired-local-variables-file} (default: @file{.dired}). If such
-a file is found, Dired will temporarily insert it into the Dired buffer and
-run @code{hack-local-variables}.
+This Dired-X feature is obsolete as of Emacs 24.1. The standard Emacs
+directory local variables mechanism (@pxref{Directory
+Variables,,,emacs,The Gnu Emacs manual}) replaces it. For an example of
+the new mechanims, @pxref{Omitting Variables}.
+
+When Dired visits a directory, it looks for a file whose name is the
+value of variable @code{dired-local-variables-file} (default: @file{.dired}).
+If such a file is found, Dired will temporarily insert it into the Dired
+buffer and run @code{hack-local-variables}.
@noindent
For example, if the user puts
@noindent
You can set @code{dired-local-variables-file} to @code{nil} to suppress this.
The value of @code{dired-enable-local-variables} controls if and how these
-local variables are read. This variable exists so that if may override the
+local variables are read. This variable exists so that it may override the
default value of @code{enable-local-variables}.
@noindent
@item dired-enable-local-variables
Default: @code{t}
-Controls the use of local-variables lists in Dired. The value can be @code{t},
-@code{nil}, or something else. A value of @code{t} means local-variables
-lists are obeyed in the @code{dired-local-variables-file}; @code{nil} means
-they are ignored; anything else means query. This variable temporarily
-overrides the value of @code{enable-local-variables} when the Dired Local
-Variables are hacked.
+Controls the use of local-variables lists in Dired. This variable
+temporarily overrides the value of @code{enable-local-variables} when
+the Dired Local Variables are hacked. It takes the same values as that
+variable. A value of @code{nil} means to ignore any Dired Local Variables.
@end table
@node Shell Command Guessing, Virtual Dired, Local Variables, Top
directory instead of @code{default-directory}, e.g., @code{find-file} and
@code{compile}.
-A general mechanism is provided for special handling of the working
-directory in special major modes:
-
-@table @code
-@item dired-default-directory-alist
-@vindex dired-default-directory-alist
-Default: @code{((dired-mode . (dired-current-directory)))}
-
-Alist of major modes and their notion of @code{default-directory}, as a
-Lisp expression to evaluate. A resulting value of @code{nil} is ignored
-in favor of @code{default-directory}.
-
-@item dired-default-directory
-@findex dired-default-directory
-Use this function like you would use the variable
-@code{default-directory}, except that @code{dired-default-directory}
-also consults the variable @code{dired-default-directory-alist}.
-@end table
+@findex dired-smart-shell-command
+@findex shell-command
+@kindex M-!
+The command @code{dired-smart-shell-command}, bound to @kbd{M-!} in
+Dired buffers, is like @code{shell-command}, but it runs with
+@code{default-directory} bound to the current Dired directory.
@node Find File At Point, Miscellaneous Commands, Multiple Dired Directories, Top
@section Find File At Point
@end table
@table @code
-@item dired-smart-shell-command
-@findex dired-smart-shell-command
-@findex shell-command
-@kindex M-!
-Like function @code{shell-command}, but in the current Dired directory.
-Bound to @kbd{M-!} in Dired buffers.
@item dired-jump
@findex dired-jump
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