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| author | Luc Teirlinck | 2004-06-17 17:16:36 +0000 |
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| committer | Luc Teirlinck | 2004-06-17 17:16:36 +0000 |
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(Auto Reverting Dired): Minor changes.
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| @@ -143,8 +143,9 @@ automatically erasing the marks. | |||
| 143 | @node Auto Reverting Dired | 143 | @node Auto Reverting Dired |
| 144 | @section Auto Reverting Dired buffers | 144 | @section Auto Reverting Dired buffers |
| 145 | 145 | ||
| 146 | Auto-reverting Dired buffers currently only works satisfactorily on | 146 | Auto-reverting Dired buffers currently works on GNU or Unix style |
| 147 | GNU/Linux and Unix style operating systems. | 147 | operating systems. It may not work satisfactorily on some other |
| 148 | systems. | ||
| 148 | 149 | ||
| 149 | Dired buffers only auto-revert when the file list of the buffer's main | 150 | Dired buffers only auto-revert when the file list of the buffer's main |
| 150 | directory changes. They do not auto-revert when information about a | 151 | directory changes. They do not auto-revert when information about a |
| @@ -161,16 +162,15 @@ not guaranteed. | |||
| 161 | If the Dired buffer is marked modified and there are no changes you | 162 | If the Dired buffer is marked modified and there are no changes you |
| 162 | want to protect, then most of the time you can make auto-reverting | 163 | want to protect, then most of the time you can make auto-reverting |
| 163 | resume by manually reverting the buffer using @kbd{g}. There is one | 164 | resume by manually reverting the buffer using @kbd{g}. There is one |
| 164 | exception. If you flag or mark files, then, unlike for the Buffer | 165 | exception. If you flag or mark files, you can safely revert the |
| 165 | Menu, you can safely revert the buffer. This will not erase the flags | 166 | buffer. This will not erase the flags or marks (unless the marked |
| 166 | or marks (unless the marked file has been deleted, of course). | 167 | file has been deleted, of course). However, the buffer will stay |
| 167 | However, the buffer will stay modified, even after reverting, and | 168 | modified, even after reverting, and auto-reverting will not resume. |
| 168 | auto-reverting will not resume. This is because, if you flag or mark | 169 | This is because, if you flag or mark files, you may be working on the |
| 169 | files, you may be working on the buffer and you might not want the | 170 | buffer and you might not want the buffer to change without warning. |
| 170 | buffer to change without warning. If you want auto-reverting to | 171 | If you want auto-reverting to resume in the presence of marks and |
| 171 | resume in the presence of marks and flags, mark the buffer | 172 | flags, mark the buffer non-modified using @kbd{M-~}. However, adding, |
| 172 | non-modified using @kbd{M-~}. However, adding, deleting or changing | 173 | deleting or changing marks or flags will mark it modified again. |
| 173 | marks or flags will mark it modified again. | ||
| 174 | 174 | ||
| 175 | Remote Dired buffers are not auto-reverted. Neither are Dired buffers | 175 | Remote Dired buffers are not auto-reverted. Neither are Dired buffers |
| 176 | for which you used shell wildcards or file arguments to list only some | 176 | for which you used shell wildcards or file arguments to list only some |