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diff --git a/doc/emacs/dired.texi b/doc/emacs/dired.texi index 6b6ab3a0391..71aea90a46e 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/dired.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/dired.texi @@ -649,6 +649,14 @@ Copy the specified files (@code{dired-do-copy}). The argument @var{new} is the directory to copy into, or (if copying a single file) the new name. This is like the shell command @code{cp}. +@vindex dired-create-destination-dirs +The option @code{dired-create-destination-dirs} controls whether Dired +should create non-existent directories in the destination while +copying/renaming files. The default value @code{nil} means Dired +never creates such missing directories; the value @code{always}, +means Dired automatically creates them; the value @code{ask} +means Dired asks you for confirmation before creating them. + @vindex dired-copy-preserve-time If @code{dired-copy-preserve-time} is non-@code{nil}, then copying with this command preserves the modification time of the old file in @@ -680,6 +688,9 @@ single file, the argument @var{new} is the new name of the file. If you rename several files, the argument @var{new} is the directory into which to move the files (this is like the shell command @command{mv}). +The option @code{dired-create-destination-dirs} controls whether Dired +should create non-existent directories in @var{new}. + Dired automatically changes the visited file name of buffers associated with renamed files so that they refer to the new names. |