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[Emacs-diffs] emacs-26 14f0230: Improve documentation of Dired


From: Eli Zaretskii
Subject: [Emacs-diffs] emacs-26 14f0230: Improve documentation of Dired
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2017 06:30:21 -0500 (EST)

branch: emacs-26
commit 14f0230a48872f7da0cd665a576b6d7313aad323
Author: Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden>
Commit: Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden>

    Improve documentation of Dired
    
    * doc/emacs/dired.texi (Dired): Mention that the Dired buffer can
    be made modifiable in Wdired.  Suggested by Alex Branham
    <address@hidden> in address@hidden
---
 doc/emacs/dired.texi | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/emacs/dired.texi b/doc/emacs/dired.texi
index db5dea3..0b7e0b6 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/dired.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/dired.texi
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ optionally some of its subdirectories as well.  You can use 
the normal
 Emacs commands to move around in this buffer, and special Dired
 commands to operate on the listed files.
 
-    The Dired buffer is read-only, and inserting text in it is not
-allowed.  Ordinary printing characters such as @kbd{d} and @kbd{x} are
+  The Dired buffer is normally read-only, and inserting text in it is
+not allowed (however, the Wdired mode allows that, @pxref{Wdired}).
+Ordinary printing characters such as @kbd{d} and @kbd{x} are
 redefined for special Dired commands.  Some Dired commands @dfn{mark}
 or @dfn{flag} the @dfn{current file} (that is, the file on the current
 line); other commands operate on the marked files or on the flagged



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