GNU bug report logs - #8259
browse-url-of-dired-file fails to browse . and ..

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Ralph Schleicher <rs <at> ralph-schleicher.de>

Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:01:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: patch

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 8259 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Ralph Schleicher <rs <at> ralph-schleicher.de>
Cc: 8259 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#8259: browse-url-of-dired-file fails to browse . and ..
Date: Sun, 08 May 2011 14:35:06 -0400

Ralph Schleicher <rs <at> ralph-schleicher.de> writes:

> browse-url-of-dired-file signals an error if the user attempts to
> browse one of the special file names '.' or '..'.  I see no reason
> why it should not be possible to browse these file names like any
> other directory file name.  Below is a patch together with a change
> log entry.

Looks reasonable.  Applied, thanks.
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