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

From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> suse.de>
To: Allen Li <vianchielfaura <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 29189 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#29189: 25.3; Dired does not work with binary filenames
Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2017 11:00:13 +0100

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.

Andreas.

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