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bug#11553: 24.0.97; doc string of `dired-mark-read-string'
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Drew Adams |
Subject: |
bug#11553: 24.0.97; doc string of `dired-mark-read-string' |
Date: |
Thu, 24 May 2012 11:39:34 -0700 |
> 1. "ARG is normally the prefix argument for the calling command."
>
> So what? That doesn't tell you anything useful. What is ARG
> for? What does it do? Just say that it is passed to
> `dired-mark-prompt'.
Things are even worse than I thought. The doc string of `dired-mark-prompt'
punts just as pitifully as that for `dired-mark-read-string' - the wording is
even the same.
What should be said about ARG and FILES for `dired-mark-prompt':
"If ARG is nil then prompt to act on the number of files in FILES.
If non-nil then prompt to act on the next N files, where N is the
`prefix-numeric-value' of ARG."
"FILES is the same as in `dired-mark-pop-up'."
(or repeat the definition of FILES from `dired-mark-pop-up')