# HG changeset patch
# User Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org>
# Date 963923402 0
# Node ID 88f980a73f48bb0f9845568f585006884f30be9c
# Parent  6bb10a0c05f0b78fed4140d83cc67d3b2dab8c66
Add entry for new `dired-show-file-type' command.

diff -r 6bb10a0c05f0 -r 88f980a73f48 etc/NEWS
--- a/etc/NEWS	Tue Jul 18 12:01:14 2000 +0000
+++ b/etc/NEWS	Tue Jul 18 12:30:02 2000 +0000
@@ -731,6 +731,12 @@
 replaces the Dired buffer with the buffer for an alternate file or
 directory.
 
+*** The new command `dired-show-file-type' (usually bound to `w') shows
+a message in the echo area describing what type of file the point is on.
+This command invokes the external program `file' do its work, and so
+will only work on systems with that program, and will be only as
+accurate or inaccurate as it is.
+
 ** The variable mail-specify-envelope-from controls whether to
 use the -f option when sending mail.