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diff --git a/doc/lispref/files.texi b/doc/lispref/files.texi index 81f342aee97..1da1b5c3369 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/files.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/files.texi @@ -2482,8 +2482,9 @@ which generate the listing with Lisp code. @end defvar @node Create/Delete Dirs -@section Creating and Deleting Directories +@section Creating, Copying and Deleting Directories @cindex creating and deleting directories +@cindex copying directories @c Emacs 19 features Most Emacs Lisp file-manipulation functions get errors when used on @@ -2501,6 +2502,23 @@ if they don't already exist. @code{mkdir} is an alias for this. @end deffn +@deffn Command copy-directory dirname newname &optional keep-time parents +This command copies the directory named @var{dirname} to +@var{newname}. If @var{newname} names an existing directory, +@var{dirname} will be copied to a subdirectory there. + +It always sets the file modes of the copied files to match the +corresponding original file. + +The third arg @var{keep-time} non-@code{nil} means to preserve the +modification time of the copied files. A prefix arg makes +@var{keep-time} non-@code{nil}. + +Noninteractively, the last argument @var{parents} says whether to +create parent directories if they don't exist. Interactively, +this happens by default. +@end deffn + @deffn Command delete-directory dirname &optional recursive This command deletes the directory named @var{dirname}. The function @code{delete-file} does not work for files that are directories; you |