Subject: Re: 23.0.60; dired-get-filename includes `*' for executable in name

From: Chong Yidong <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:20:59 -0500

> emacs -Q
> 
> Create a file named `grep.exe' in some directory.
>
> Use `C-u C-x d' to visit the directory, and specify `-alF' as the
> listing switches.
> 
> Put the cursor on the line of the file named `grep.exe', which is
> displayed as `grep.exe*' to show that it is executable.
 
> M-: (dired-get-filename) returns "/the/dir/to/grep.exe*"
 
Can't reproduce this.  If this bug exists, it's probably Windows-only.