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authorLuc Teirlinck <teirllm@auburn.edu>2004-07-18 16:00:16 +0000
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(Subdir switches): Dired does not remember the `R' switch.
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@@ -291,6 +291,12 @@ its old switches. However, reverting the buffer will relist it using
the buffer's default switches. If any of this yields problems, you
can easily correct the situation using @kbd{C-u i} or @kbd{C-u l}.
+Dired does not remember the @code{R} switch. Inserting a subdirectory
+with switches that include the @code{R} switch is equivalent with
+inserting each of its subdirectories using all remaining switches.
+For instance, updating or deleting a subdirectory that was inserted
+with the @code{R} switch will not update or delete its subdirectories.
+
The buffer's default switches do not affect subdirectories that were
inserted using explicitly specified switches. In particular,
commands such as @kbd{s}, that change the buffer's switches do not