GNU bug report logs - #42578
28.0.50; [suggestion] allow dired-do-shell-command on directory line

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Reported by: Marco Wahl <marcowahlsoft <at> gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2020 10:37:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Found in version 28.0.50

Done: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Marco Wahl <marcowahlsoft <at> gmail.com>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: "Basil L. Contovounesios" <contovob <at> tcd.ie>, 42578 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#42578: 28.0.50; [suggestion] allow dired-do-shell-command on directory line
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2020 23:04:42 +0200

Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

>> I'm talking about those dired headlines here.
>
> Dired headlines are not file or directory lines.
> They're not acted on by ! or (most) other commands.

Okay. I guess this is the core question here. Allow a key on a dired
headline to have an effect or not.

Is it set in stone that keys may not have an effect when pressed on
dired headlines?

What's the cost when such functionality is added? Concretely to allow
"!" ?


Best regards,
-- 
Marco
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