Re: dired needs symlink inderction gradual stripper

[Dan Jacobson]

notRMS>     I am sitting on top of
notRMS>     lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28 5 28 21:39 words -> 
/etc/alternatives/dictionary
notRMS>     and I would like, with just a keystroke, arrive at a revised dired
notRMS>     listing, i.e. that file now from the standpoint of /etc/alternatives

RMS> This seems like a useful feature.  One complication is, how should
RMS> this command decide what part of that directory to list?  Should it
RMS> always list the whole directory?  Just that one file?  Either one is
RMS> easy enough to do.

I don't know.  Maybe do like Burger King and have it their way,
i.e. C-u gives the other way.  Anyway, you engineers work it out.  All
I know is I wasn't psychologically prepared for full penetration at
the time.
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