RE: [External] : Re: Dired: how to mark with other character but *

[Drew Adams]

> (defun diredp-mark-with-char (char &optional arg)
>   "Mark this line with CHAR.
> With numeric prefix arg N, mark the next N lines."

FWIW -

I've added this, and a similar command for marking
the lines in the region, to the Dired menu-bar and 
mouse3 popup menus in libraries Dired+ and Mouse3'.
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https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/DiredPlus

https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/download/dired%2b.el

https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/Mouse3

https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/download/mouse3.el