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

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Package: emacs;

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: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Marco Wahl <marcowahlsoft <at> gmail.com>
Cc: "Basil L. Contovounesios" <contovob <at> tcd.ie>, 42578 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Subject: bug#42578: 28.0.50; [suggestion] allow dired-do-shell-command on directory line
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2020 09:49:31 +0200

Marco Wahl <marcowahlsoft <at> gmail.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.

What would be different from applying "!" on the "." file name in the dired buffer?

> Best regards,

See you tonight, and best regards, Michael.
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