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diff --git a/static/v10/man1/dired.1 b/static/v10/man1/dired.1 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..16c2b312 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/v10/man1/dired.1 @@ -0,0 +1,148 @@ +.TH DIRED 1 +.CT 1 dirs +.SH NAME +dired \- directory editor +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B dired +[ +.I option ... +] +[ +.I file +] +.SH DESCRIPTION +.I Dired +displays a directory listing like +.L ls -l +(see +.IR ls (1)) +and allows you to prowl around the listed entries, +deleting, editing, and displaying them. +It requires a cursor-addressed terminal identified +in environment variable +.BR TERM ; +see +.IR term (9.1) +to simulate such terminals in +.IR mux (9.1). +.PP +With no +.I file +argument, the current directory is listed. +With only one +.I file +argument, the argument is interpreted as a directory and it is listed. +With multiple arguments, the arguments are interpreted as filenames. +The options are: +.TP +.BR - [ sr ][ nsrw ] +Sort the file list by +name (default), size, access time, or modification time. +Ordering for +.B s +is increasing if by name, decreasing otherwise. +Ordering is opposite for +.BR r . +.TP +.BI -w n +If +.I n +is +.BR f, +use the full screen; if +.BR h , +use half the screen (default); if a number, use +.I n +lines for the directory listing, reserving the rest +of the screen for quick +file display. +.PP +The fields of a +.I dired +listing are: mode, link count, owner, size, write date and name. +A cursor shows the current entry. +.PP +Commands consist of single characters; arguments are +prompted for at the bottom of the screen. +To get a complete list, use the help command. +Fuller descriptions of less obvious commands are given below. +.TP +.B ! +Prompt for a shell command. +The command is executed with +.L % +characters in the command are replaced by the pathname of the current +entry, and +.L # +characters by the basename. +.TP +.B . +Repeat the previous +.B ! +shell command, using the current entry to replace +.L % +or +.LR # . +.TP +.B d +Mark the current entry for deletion. +Deletion of a directory is recursive. +.TP +.B e +If the current entry is a file, +edit it with the editor +.I e, +or an editor named by the environment variable +.BR EDITOR . +If it is a directory, +invoke +.IR dired +recursively for that directory. +.TP +.B h +.br +.ns +.TP +.B ? +Display a help file. +.TP +.B m +Display the current file with the pager +.IR p (1), +or another pager named by the environment variable +.BR PAGER . +.TP +.B q +Quit this directory level of +.I dired. +List the files marked for deletion and request +confirmation before deleting them. +.TP +.B t +Type. +Display the current file. +In two-window mode pause after each screenfull until you type +a carriage return. +The display may be interrupted. +.SH FILES +.TF /usr/lib/dired +.TP +.F /usr/lib/dired +help file +.SH SEE ALSO +.IR ls (1) +.SH DIAGNOSTICS +While +.I dired +is preparing a listing it reports `Reading', +and types a dot +for each 10 files. +.SH BUGS +Long lines and diagnostics can foul up the +display. +.br +Needs a command to search for a given file. +.br +The off-line print command +.L p +is broken. |
