Re: Dired-do-shell-command does not pass `pwd'

[Tassilo Horn]

Sébastien Vauban <wxhgmqzgwmuf@spammotel.com>
writes:

Hi Sébastien,

> I often want to type `X' in dired in order to run `soffice' (for example) on a
> `.doc' file, for example: /home/sva/Desktop/xyz.doc'.
>                                    ^^^^^^^^^
> Though, when OpenOffice.org opens, it fails to read the file, stating it can't
> find the file `/home/sva/xyz.doc'.
>                         ^
> Any idea how to make `dired-do-shell-command' aware of the current
> directory the file is in?

Normally, it should be aware of that.  For me it works.  What does

  C-h v dired-directory RET

in that dired buffer say?

Bye,
Tassilo