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23.0.92; Dired can't visit file with backslash

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From: Óscar Fuentes <ofv <at> wanadoo.es>
To: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
Cc: 2862 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: 23.0.92; Dired can't visit file with backslash
Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:42:52 +0200

Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com> writes:

>> Dired can't visit a file with a backslash on its name (such as
>> \foo). Those files are displayed with a double backslash. If the user
>> presses `v' (for viewing) of `f' (for visiting) the file, an error
>> message is displayed:
>
>> dired-get-file-for-visit: File no longer exists; type `g' to update
>> dired buffer
>
> I've checked in a fix.  Thanks.

Thanks for fixing the bug that was preventing visiting the file.

Is it correct that \foo is displayed as \\foo on the dired buffer?

-- 
Oscar

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