[Emacs-diffs] /srv/bzr/emacs/trunk r106843: * lisp/dired-aux.el (dired-do-shell-command): Doc fix.

[Glenn Morris]

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revno: 106843
committer: Glenn Morris <address@hidden>
branch nick: trunk
timestamp: Tue 2012-01-10 21:37:31 -0500
message:
  * lisp/dired-aux.el (dired-do-shell-command): Doc fix.
  (Inspired by the Emacs manual.)
modified:
  lisp/ChangeLog
  lisp/dired-aux.el

=== modified file 'lisp/ChangeLog'
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog    2012-01-11 02:24:02 +0000
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog    2012-01-11 02:37:31 +0000
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 2012-01-11  Glenn Morris  <address@hidden>
 
        * dired-aux.el (dired-do-shell-command): Fix */? logic.  (Bug#6561)
+       Doc fix.
 
 2012-01-10  Chong Yidong  <address@hidden>
 

=== modified file 'lisp/dired-aux.el'
--- a/lisp/dired-aux.el 2012-01-11 02:24:02 +0000
+++ b/lisp/dired-aux.el 2012-01-11 02:37:31 +0000
@@ -576,8 +576,11 @@
 
 `*' and `?' when not surrounded by whitespace have no special
 significance for `dired-do-shell-command', and are passed through
-normally to the shell, but you must confirm first.  To pass `*' by
-itself to the shell as a wildcard, type `*\"\"'.
+normally to the shell, but you must confirm first.
+
+If you want to use `*' as a shell wildcard with whitespace around
+it, write `*\"\"' in place of just `*'.  This is equivalent to just
+`*' in the shell, but avoids Dired's special handling.
 
 If COMMAND produces output, it goes to a separate buffer.