GNU bug report logs - #11326
24.1.50; doc of `dired-recursive-copies', `dired-recursive-deletes'

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Reported by: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:40:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.1.50

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 11326 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: <11326 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: RE: bug#11326: 24.1.50;
	doc of `dired-recursive-copies', `dired-recursive-deletes'
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:46:46 -0700

> The doc string for `dired-recursive-deletes' is slightly better than
> that for `dired-recursive-copies', because it at least 
> mentions deleting recursively.

This part was wrong.  They both mention copying/deleting recursively.

But the rest of what I wrote was correct.  It is misleading and unclear to talk
about recursive copies etc.
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