GNU bug report logs - #29189
25.3; Dired does not work with binary filenames

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Allen Li <vianchielfaura <at> gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2017 09:04:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 25.3

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #17 received at 29189 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Allen Li <vianchielfaura <at> gmail.com>
To: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> suse.de>
Cc: 29189 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#29189: 25.3; Dired does not work with binary filenames
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2017 22:22:01 -0800

On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 2:00 AM, Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> suse.de> wrote:
> On Nov 07 2017, Allen Li <vianchielfaura <at> gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dired does not work with binary filenames
>>
>> For example, create such a file with Bash:
>>
>> touch $'\265'
>>
>> 1. Navigate to the directory containing said file with Dired
>> 2. Mark file for deletion with d
>> 3. x
>>
>> Expected:
>>
>> File deleted
>
> It works if you add b to dired-listing-switches, though the buffer isn't
> properly updated afterwards.

I just discovered that -b does not play well with wdired.  Should I
file a separate bug for that?
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