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authorRichard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>1996-10-31 20:51:44 +0000
committerRichard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>1996-10-31 20:51:44 +0000
commit6b77bf1a0ce64cbc60e68412c4224ce18c52fbdc (patch)
tree52db2117cb897bd6fb311359edd6aa5236cec302
parent27d5ddea08ddea1bae8f6c7488dc60bcfff693d5 (diff)
downloademacs-6b77bf1a0ce64cbc60e68412c4224ce18c52fbdc.tar.gz
(dired-find-file): Error if line's file does not exist.
-rw-r--r--lisp/dired.el5
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lisp/dired.el b/lisp/dired.el
index 7644887d103..679d82936e7 100644
--- a/lisp/dired.el
+++ b/lisp/dired.el
@@ -1173,7 +1173,10 @@ Creates a buffer if necessary."
(defun dired-find-file ()
"In dired, visit the file or directory named on this line."
(interactive)
- (find-file (file-name-sans-versions (dired-get-filename) t)))
+ (let ((file-name (file-name-sans-versions (dired-get-filename) t)))
+ (if (file-exists-p file-name)
+ (find-file file-name)
+ (error "File no longer exists; type `g' to update Dired buffer"))))
(defun dired-mouse-find-file-other-window (event)
"In dired, visit the file or directory name you click on."