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bug#24897: 24.5; doc for `M' in Dired
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Stefan Kangas |
Subject: |
bug#24897: 24.5; doc for `M' in Dired |
Date: |
Fri, 11 Oct 2019 16:43:23 +0200 |
tags 24897 + patch
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Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:
>> But there's no "write" bit on Windows, at least not on the level on
>> which the 'M' command in Dired works on Windows. So you cannot
>> really explain the w bit, either.
>>
>> You need a completely separate description for Windows users.
>
> I don't suggest that we "explain the w bit", for Windows users.
>
> My suggestion is to:
>
> 1. State that `chmod' does not apply, in general, to MS Windows.
> (If you want to say why - no such bits etc., fine, but that's
> not really needed, IMO.)
> 2. State that you can use `chmod' to make a file writable or
> read-only. And say how to do so.
How about the attached patch?
Best regards,
Stefan Kangas
0001-lisp-dired-aux.el-dired-do-chmod-Doc-fix.-Bug-24897.patch
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bug#24897: 24.5; doc for `M' in Dired, Drew Adams, 2019/10/11