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authorLuc Teirlinck2004-06-17 17:16:36 +0000
committerLuc Teirlinck2004-06-17 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
146Auto-reverting Dired buffers currently only works satisfactorily on 146Auto-reverting Dired buffers currently works on GNU or Unix style
147GNU/Linux and Unix style operating systems. 147operating systems. It may not work satisfactorily on some other
148systems.
148 149
149Dired buffers only auto-revert when the file list of the buffer's main 150Dired buffers only auto-revert when the file list of the buffer's main
150directory changes. They do not auto-revert when information about a 151directory changes. They do not auto-revert when information about a
@@ -161,16 +162,15 @@ not guaranteed.
161If the Dired buffer is marked modified and there are no changes you 162If the Dired buffer is marked modified and there are no changes you
162want to protect, then most of the time you can make auto-reverting 163want to protect, then most of the time you can make auto-reverting
163resume by manually reverting the buffer using @kbd{g}. There is one 164resume by manually reverting the buffer using @kbd{g}. There is one
164exception. If you flag or mark files, then, unlike for the Buffer 165exception. If you flag or mark files, you can safely revert the
165Menu, you can safely revert the buffer. This will not erase the flags 166buffer. This will not erase the flags or marks (unless the marked
166or marks (unless the marked file has been deleted, of course). 167file has been deleted, of course). However, the buffer will stay
167However, the buffer will stay modified, even after reverting, and 168modified, even after reverting, and auto-reverting will not resume.
168auto-reverting will not resume. This is because, if you flag or mark 169This is because, if you flag or mark files, you may be working on the
169files, you may be working on the buffer and you might not want the 170buffer and you might not want the buffer to change without warning.
170buffer to change without warning. If you want auto-reverting to 171If you want auto-reverting to resume in the presence of marks and
171resume in the presence of marks and flags, mark the buffer 172flags, mark the buffer non-modified using @kbd{M-~}. However, adding,
172non-modified using @kbd{M-~}. However, adding, deleting or changing 173deleting or changing marks or flags will mark it modified again.
173marks or flags will mark it modified again.
174 174
175Remote Dired buffers are not auto-reverted. Neither are Dired buffers 175Remote Dired buffers are not auto-reverted. Neither are Dired buffers
176for which you used shell wildcards or file arguments to list only some 176for which you used shell wildcards or file arguments to list only some