GNU bug report logs - #9039
24.0.50; dired "f" fails on directory that begins with a space

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: merlyn <at> stonehenge.com

Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 02:22:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 3710, 4044, 5597

Found in version 24.0.50

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: merlyn <at> stonehenge.com
Cc: 9039 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#9039: 24.0.50; dired "f" fails on directory that begins with a space
Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2011 22:33:44 -0400

merlyn <at> stonehenge.com wrote:

> Create a directory that begins with space.
> Visit the parent directory in dired.
> Move to the line that references the space-beginning directory
> hit "f"
> Emacs fails to descend.

What is the value of `dired-use-ls-dired'?
If it is nil, I think this kind of problem is expected.

What is the result of evaluating:

(call-process insert-directory-program nil nil nil "--dired")

> In GNU Emacs 24.0.50.1 (x86_64-apple-darwin10.8.0, NS
> apple-appkit-1038.36)
>  of 2011-07-09 on Locohost.local
> Windowing system distributor `Apple', version 10.3.1038
> configured using `configure  '--with-ns' '--without-x' '--without-dbus'
> '--prefix=/tmp/emacs''
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