From f2d7be8842122be070521709d3cb21faecb4a8ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chong Yidong Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 07:26:15 +0000 Subject: (Dired Deletion): Document delete-by-moving-to-trash. --- doc/emacs/dired.texi | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/emacs/dired.texi b/doc/emacs/dired.texi index b556c7a9c4..82cf96f5e9 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/dired.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/dired.texi @@ -192,6 +192,14 @@ Dired cannot delete directories that are nonempty. If the variable delete nonempty directories including all their contents. That can be somewhat risky. +@vindex delete-by-moving-to-trash + On some systems, there is a facility called the ``Trash'' or +``Recycle Bin'', but Emacs does @emph{not} use it by default. Thus, +when you delete a file in Dired, it is gone forever. However, you can +tell Emacs to use the Trash for file deletion, by changing the +variable @code{delete-by-moving-to-trash} to @code{t}. @xref{Misc +File Ops}, for more information about the Trash. + @node Flagging Many Files @section Flagging Many Files at Once @cindex flagging many files for deletion (in Dired) -- cgit v1.2.3