GNU bug report logs - #10598
24.0.92; run dired-do-async-shell-command on multiple files individually

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Reported by: "Roland Winkler" <winkler <at> gnu.org>

Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:19:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 11815

Found in versions 24.0.92, 24.1

Done: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>
To: "Roland Winkler" <winkler <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 10598 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#10598: 24.0.92; run dired-do-async-shell-command on multiple files individually
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:14:17 +0200

> Am I misunderstanding the docstrings of dired-do-shell-command and
> dired-do-async-shell-command (which are a bit confusing for me
> concerning how to run a shell command on multiple files) or is there
> a bug in the code?

I think `dired-shell-stuff-it' should be improved to translate
`gv foo.ps&;gv bar.ps&' into `gv foo.ps&gv bar.ps&' or into
`gv foo.ps;gv bar.ps&' depending on whether you want to run
asynchronously both at the same time or sequentially
(perhaps a new option should define that).
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