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authorGlenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>2018-02-05 07:50:22 -0800
committerGlenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>2018-02-05 07:50:22 -0800
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Merge from origin/emacs-26
c787a49 (origin/emacs-26) * lisp/vc/vc-git.el (vc-git-print-log): Res... b654791 * doc/emacs/misc.texi (Interactive Shell): Refer to node "Min... f1102d2 Yet another round of fixing the Emacs manual 76b5a68 * etc/NEWS: Expunge the solecism "allow(s)" + infinitive b4ff8cc Two minor fixes in Antinews aafcd12 * etc/NEWS: Rename image-dired-thumb-job-limit a893924 * lisp/simple.el (async-shell-command, shell-command): Fix gr... 699081f Fix deferred display of async shell-command buffers d2d5e54 Mention remote file name completion in Emacs manual f589f5a Yest another round of manual copyedits 1ed4089 Update xdisp.c commentary e23de39 Fix Bug#30324 e1a9dc0 Recognize Org as builtin package (bug#30310) Conflicts: etc/NEWS
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@@ -738,8 +738,8 @@ this.)
@vindex dired-chown-program
The variable @code{dired-chown-program} specifies the name of the
-program to use to do the work (different systems put @command{chown}
-in different places).
+program to use to do the work. (This variable is necessary because
+different systems put @command{chown} in different places).
@findex dired-do-touch
@kindex T @r{(Dired)}
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ treat it specially.
Otherwise, if the command string contains @samp{?} surrounded by
whitespace or @samp{`?`}, Emacs runs the shell command once
@emph{for each file}, substituting the current file name for @samp{?}
-and @samp{`?`} each time. You can use both @samp{?} or @samp{`?`} more
+and @samp{`?`} each time. You can use both @samp{?} and @samp{`?`} more
than once in the command; the same file name replaces each occurrence.
If you mix them with @samp{*} the command signals an error.
@@ -1402,7 +1402,7 @@ display the next image. Typing @key{DEL}
the previous thumbnail and displays that instead.
@vindex image-dired-external-viewer
- To view and the image in its original size, either provide a prefix
+ To view the image in its original size, either provide a prefix
argument (@kbd{C-u}) before pressing @key{RET}, or type
@kbd{C-@key{RET}} (@code{image-dired-thumbnail-display-external}) to
display the image in an external viewer. You must first configure
@@ -1437,7 +1437,8 @@ a comment from Dired (@code{image-dired-dired-comment-files}).
Image-Dired also provides simple image manipulation. In the
thumbnail buffer, type @kbd{L} to rotate the original image 90 degrees
anti clockwise, and @kbd{R} to rotate it 90 degrees clockwise. This
-rotation is lossless, and uses an external utility called JpegTRAN.
+rotation is lossless, and uses an external utility called
+@command{jpegtran}, which you need to install first.
@node Misc Dired Features
@section Other Dired Features