GNU bug report logs - #47432
28.0.50; Dired using ! or & on file should fail without command supplied

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Jean Louis <bugs <at> gnu.support>

Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2021 07:14:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: fixed

Found in version 28.0.50

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

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From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 47432 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Jean Louis <bugs <at> gnu.support>
Subject: bug#47432: 28.0.50; Dired using ! or & on file should fail without command supplied
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2021 17:00:09 +0200

On Mär 28 2021, Lars Ingebrigtsen wrote:

> I think that would be a bit odd.  But I see that the doc string doesn't
> explicitly say that happens here, so I've added the following sentence
> to the doc string in Emacs 28:
>
> ----
> When executing, FILE-LIST is appended to the COMMAND string.
> ----

No, this is very wrong.  The docstring already adequately and correctly
documents that case:

    Otherwise, this runs COMMAND on each file individually with the
    file name added at the end of COMMAND (separated by a space).

Andreas.

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