From: Luc Teirlinck <teirllm@auburn.edu>
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 22:04:53 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: (Dired Enter): Mention conditions on `ls' switches.
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(Dired Enter): Mention conditions on `ls' switches.
(Dired and Find): Mention differences with ordinary Dired buffers.
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diff --git a/man/dired.texi b/man/dired.texi
index 57fa240c39a..9d2c5f096d5 100644
--- a/man/dired.texi
+++ b/man/dired.texi
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ the special commands of Dired are available.
 give to @code{ls} for listing directory; this string @emph{must} contain
 @samp{-l}.  If you use a numeric prefix argument with the @code{dired}
 command, you can specify the @code{ls} switches with the minibuffer
-before you enter the directory specification.
+before you enter the directory specification.  No matter how they are
+specified, the @code{ls} switches should all be short options (that
+is, single characters) requiring no arguments.
 
 @findex dired-other-window
 @kindex C-x 4 d
@@ -1099,6 +1101,11 @@ may need to change the value of this variable.
 program.  @kbd{M-x locate-with-filter} is similar, but keeps only lines
 matching a given regular expression.
 
+These buffers don't work entirely like ordinary Dired buffers.  File
+operations work, but do not always automatically update the buffer.
+Reverting the buffer with @kbd{g} deletes all inserted subdirectories,
+and erases all flags and marks.
+
 @node Misc Dired Commands
 @section Other Dired Commands