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26.1; [feature request] Add option to bulk-copy directories to dired

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Message #8 received at 31861 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>
To: Christoph Michelbach <michelbach94 <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: Mon, 02 Jul 2018 15:51:05 -0400

Christoph Michelbach <michelbach94 <at> gmail.com> writes:

> I noticed that you added an option to bulk-delete directories via dired: One can
> now select several directories and instead of answering "yes" when asked whether
> it should be deleted regarding every single one individually, answer "all" and
> be done.
>
> However, copying several directories is still as painful as deleting used to be.
> Can you please add the same option to the copying operation?

I agree this change would make sense, although see also Bug#31782 which
would then apply to this too.

> PS: If there is a better way to ask for an improvement / a feature than writing
> to the bug reports mailing list, please let me know.

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)

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