Subject: bug#5597: Dired unable to properly recognize file names

From: Stefan Monnier <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:42:59 -0500

>> In the shell create a new file:
>> $ touch ~/2010-02-18\ foo
>> Then in Emacs:
>> C-x d ~ RET

> This works fine for me in GNU/Linux with `emacs -Q', in Emacs 22.3,
> 23.1, and the current trunk. Maybe this is Mac-specific? Seems odd.

I think it depends on whether your `ls' supports --dired.

        Stefan