# HG changeset patch
# User Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
# Date 1208896728 0
# Node ID 526726cc7662df7f7b8d9ae0b029ff2e6874d12c
# Parent  9f3c22487cd577c7f633f33ab81b51582fd46082
(Subdirectories in Dired): Describe using @samp{^}
to return to the parent directory.

diff -r 9f3c22487cd5 -r 526726cc7662 doc/emacs/dired.texi
--- a/doc/emacs/dired.texi	Tue Apr 22 20:36:08 2008 +0000
+++ b/doc/emacs/dired.texi	Tue Apr 22 20:38:48 2008 +0000
@@ -917,7 +917,8 @@
 
 In either case, @kbd{i} sets the Emacs mark before moving, so @kbd{C-u
 C-@key{SPC}} takes you back to the old position in the buffer (the line
-describing that subdirectory).
+describing that subdirectory).  You can also use @samp{^} to return
+to the parent directory in the same Dired buffer.
 
 Use the @kbd{l} command (@code{dired-do-redisplay}) to update the
 subdirectory's contents.  Use @kbd{C-u k} on the subdirectory header