changeset 30278:88f980a73f48

Add entry for new `dired-show-file-type' command.
author Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org>
date Tue, 18 Jul 2000 12:30:02 +0000
parents 6bb10a0c05f0
children 3f00bdb24c1f
files etc/NEWS
diffstat 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) [+]
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--- 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.