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operations.
(Transforming File Names): Document that these commands operate on ARG or
marked files, and that they ask for confirmation on each file.
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@kindex C-_ @r{(Dired)}
@findex dired-undo
Undo changes in the Dired buffer, such as adding or removing
marks (@code{dired-undo}).
marks (@code{dired-undo}). @emph{This command does not revert the
actual file operations, nor recovers lost files!} It just undoes
changes in the buffer itself. For example, if used after renaming one
or more files, @code{dired-undo} restores the original names, which
will get the Dired buffer out of sync with the actual contents of the
directory.
@end table
@node Operating on Files
@ -684,7 +689,21 @@ Updating}).
@node Transforming File Names
@section Transforming File Names in Dired
Here are commands that alter file names in a systematic way:
This section describes Dired commands which alter file names in a
systematic way.
Like the basic Dired file-manipulation commands (@pxref{Operating on
Files}), the commands described here operate either on the next
@var{n} files, or on all files marked with @samp{*}, or on the current
file. (To mark files, use the commands described in @ref{Marks vs
Flags}.)
All of the commands described in this section work
@emph{interactively}: they ask you to confirm the operation for each
candidate file. Thus, you can select more files than you actually
need to operate on (e.g., with a regexp that matches many files), and
then refine the selection by typing @kbd{y} or @kbd{n} when the
command prompts for confirmation.
@table @kbd
@findex dired-upcase
@ -742,7 +761,8 @@ matches that should span the whole filename.)
Normally, the replacement process does not consider the files'
directory names; it operates on the file name within the directory. If
you specify a numeric argument of zero, then replacement affects the
entire absolute file name including directory name.
entire absolute file name including directory name. (Non-zero
argument specifies the number of files to operate on.)
Often you will want to select the set of files to operate on using the
same @var{regexp} that you will use to operate on them. To do this,