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diff --git a/lisp/dired.el b/lisp/dired.el index c3c4188aba7..b7fe389827b 100644 --- a/lisp/dired.el +++ b/lisp/dired.el @@ -2770,7 +2770,14 @@ Thus, use \\[backward-page] to find the beginning of a group of errors." ;; So anything that does not contain these is sort "by name". (defvar dired-ls-sorting-switches "SXU" - "String of `ls' switches (single letters) except `t' that influence sorting.") + "String of `ls' switches \(single letters\) except `t' that influence sorting. + +This indicates to Dired which option switches to watch out for because they +will change the sorting order behavior of `ls'. + +To change the default sorting order \(e.g. add a `-v' option\), see the +variable `dired-listing-switches'. To temporarily override the listing +format, use `\\[universal-argument] \\[dired]'.") (defvar dired-sort-by-date-regexp (concat "^-[^" dired-ls-sorting-switches |