GNU bug report logs - #32733
26; (dired-x) `Shell Command Guessing' typo

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2018 04:28:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed

Fixed in version 26.2

Done: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
Cc: rms <at> gnu.org, 32733 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#32733: 26; (dired-x) `Shell Command Guessing' typo
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 17:19:08 +0300

> From: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
> Cc: rms <at> gnu.org,  32733 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 15:36:54 +0200
> 
> >   A @samp{*} in the shell command stands for the file name that
> >   matched the regexp.
> 
> I donʼt find that notably clearer nor more 'active'.

I think it's slightly better, although not overwhelmingly so.
However, we make a point of avoiding passive tense in our
documentation, so it makes sense to try to avoid it even if the effect
is relatively minor.
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