GNU bug report logs - #31861
26.1; [feature request] Add option to bulk-copy directories to dired

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Christoph Michelbach <michelbach94 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2018 17:45:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Merged with 32705

Found in version 26.1

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Message #11 received at 31861 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Christoph Michelbach <michelbach94 <at> gmail.com>
To: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 31861 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#31861: 26.1; [feature request] Add option to bulk-copy
 directories to dired
Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2018 16:55:46 +0200
On Mon, 2018-07-02 at 15:51 -0400, Noam Postavsky wrote:
> I agree this change would make sense, although see also Bug#31782 which
> would then apply to this too.

Yes, these operations should behave in the same way. Having them behave in
different ways unnecessarily complicates things. Both from the users'
perspective and from the devs's perspective. Unfortunately, Bug#31782 only seems
to be about deletion.


> The best way to ask for a feature is to send a patch implementing it ;)
> (but yes, the bug list is the right place to send feature requests to)

Thanks! :) I'll do that once I feel confident enough of my Elisp skills. ;)




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