This is an automatic notification regarding your bug report which was filed against the emacs package: #885: dired deleting a file can delete the entire directory It has been closed by Chong Yidong . Their explanation is attached below along with your original report. If this explanation is unsatisfactory and you have not received a better one in a separate message then please contact Chong Yidong by replying to this email. -- 885: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=885 Emacs Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems