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dired-do-shell-command should allow . and ..

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Message #10 received at 12725-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Hemal Pandya <hemal.pandya <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 12725-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12725: dired-do-shell-command should allow . and ..
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 09:02:15 -0400

> In dired buffer, hitting `!' on current directory (`.') or parent
> directory (`..') results in the error
>    dired-get-filename: Cannot operate on `.' or `..'
> There is no reason this should not be allowed. Please allow running
> commands on these two.

I've installed the patch below which seems to fix your problem,
thank you for bringing it up here,


        Stefan


=== modified file 'lisp/dired.el'
--- lisp/dired.el	2012-10-24 14:38:49 +0000
+++ lisp/dired.el	2012-10-25 12:59:39 +0000
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@
   (let* ((all-of-them
 	  (save-excursion
 	    (dired-map-over-marks
-	     (dired-get-filename localp)
+	     (dired-get-filename localp 'no-error-if-not-filep)
 	     arg nil distinguish-one-marked)))
 	 result)
     (if (not filter)

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