GNU bug report logs - #43789
27.1; Dired cannot handle file which name contains linebreak

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Zhu Zihao" <all_but_last <at> 163.com>

Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2020 09:14:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Merged with 22477, 35578

Found in versions 24.5, 27.1

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #52 received at 43789 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 43789 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, all_but_last <at> 163.com
Subject: Re: bug#43789: 27.1; Dired cannot handle file which name contains
 linebreak
Date: Tue, 06 Oct 2020 10:59:39 +0200

Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org> writes:

Hi Richard,

>   > I recommend to avoid file names containing line breaks.
>
> I agree -- but what if you have one, perhaps made by mistake?
> The natural way for an Emacs user to rename or delete it
> is with Dired.  It would be nice for Dired to handle it
> at least enough to do that.

But that's already possible. The user might set temporarily

(setq dired-actual-switches "-alb")

Best regards, Michael.
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