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diff --git a/man/ChangeLog b/man/ChangeLog
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+++ b/man/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-06-14 Luc Teirlinck <teirllm@auburn.edu>
+
+ * dired.texi (Dired Enter): Mention conditions on `ls' switches.
+ (Dired and Find): Mention differences with ordinary Dired buffers.
+
2004-06-13 Luc Teirlinck <teirllm@auburn.edu>
* autotype.texi (Copyrights, Timestamps): Recommend
diff --git a/man/dired.texi b/man/dired.texi
index 57fa240c39a..9d2c5f096d5 100644
--- a/man/dired.texi
+++ b/man/dired.texi
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ the special commands of Dired are available.
give to @code{ls} for listing directory; this string @emph{must} contain
@samp{-l}. If you use a numeric prefix argument with the @code{dired}
command, you can specify the @code{ls} switches with the minibuffer
-before you enter the directory specification.
+before you enter the directory specification. No matter how they are
+specified, the @code{ls} switches should all be short options (that
+is, single characters) requiring no arguments.
@findex dired-other-window
@kindex C-x 4 d
@@ -1099,6 +1101,11 @@ may need to change the value of this variable.
program. @kbd{M-x locate-with-filter} is similar, but keeps only lines
matching a given regular expression.
+These buffers don't work entirely like ordinary Dired buffers. File
+operations work, but do not always automatically update the buffer.
+Reverting the buffer with @kbd{g} deletes all inserted subdirectories,
+and erases all flags and marks.
+
@node Misc Dired Commands
@section Other Dired Commands