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1.1     ! root        1: .TH DIRED 1
        !             2: .CT 1 dirs
        !             3: .SH NAME
        !             4: dired \- directory editor
        !             5: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !             6: .B dired
        !             7: [
        !             8: .I option ...
        !             9: ]
        !            10: [
        !            11: .I file
        !            12: ]
        !            13: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            14: .I Dired 
        !            15: displays a directory listing like
        !            16: .L ls -l
        !            17: (see
        !            18: .IR ls (1))
        !            19: and allows you to prowl around the listed entries,
        !            20: deleting, editing, and displaying them.
        !            21: It requires a cursor-addressed terminal identified
        !            22: in environment variable
        !            23: .BR TERM ;
        !            24: see
        !            25: .IR term (9.1)
        !            26: to simulate such terminals in
        !            27: .IR mux (9.1).
        !            28: .PP
        !            29: With no
        !            30: .I file
        !            31: argument, the current directory is listed.
        !            32: With only one
        !            33: .I file
        !            34: argument, the argument is interpreted as a directory and it is listed.
        !            35: With multiple arguments, the arguments are interpreted as filenames.
        !            36: The options are:
        !            37: .TP
        !            38: .BR - [ sr ][ nsrw ]
        !            39: Sort the file list by
        !            40: name (default), size, access time, or modification time.
        !            41: Ordering for
        !            42: .B s
        !            43: is increasing if by name, decreasing otherwise.
        !            44: Ordering is opposite for
        !            45: .BR r .
        !            46: .TP
        !            47: .BI -w n
        !            48: If 
        !            49: .I n
        !            50: is
        !            51: .BR f,
        !            52: use the full screen; if
        !            53: .BR h ,
        !            54: use half the screen (default); if a number, use
        !            55: .I n
        !            56: lines for the directory listing, reserving the rest
        !            57: of the screen for quick
        !            58: file display.
        !            59: .PP
        !            60: The fields of a
        !            61: .I dired
        !            62: listing are: mode, link count, owner, size, write date and name.
        !            63: A cursor shows the current entry.
        !            64: .PP
        !            65: Commands consist of single characters; arguments are
        !            66: prompted for at the bottom of the screen.
        !            67: To get a complete list, use the help command.
        !            68: Fuller descriptions of less obvious commands are given below.
        !            69: .TP
        !            70: .B !
        !            71: Prompt for a shell command.
        !            72: The command is executed with
        !            73: .L %
        !            74: characters in the command are replaced by the pathname of the current
        !            75: entry, and 
        !            76: .L #
        !            77: characters by the basename.
        !            78: .TP
        !            79: .B .
        !            80: Repeat the previous
        !            81: .B !
        !            82: shell command, using the current entry to replace
        !            83: .L %
        !            84: or
        !            85: .LR # .
        !            86: .TP
        !            87: .B d
        !            88: Mark the current entry for deletion.
        !            89: Deletion of a directory is recursive.
        !            90: .TP
        !            91: .B e
        !            92: If the current entry is a file,
        !            93: edit it with the editor 
        !            94: .I e,
        !            95: or an editor named by the environment variable 
        !            96: .BR EDITOR .
        !            97: If it is a directory,
        !            98: invoke
        !            99: .IR dired
        !           100: recursively for that directory.
        !           101: .TP
        !           102: .B h
        !           103: .br
        !           104: .ns
        !           105: .TP
        !           106: .B ?
        !           107: Display a help file.
        !           108: .TP
        !           109: .B m
        !           110: Display the current file with the pager
        !           111: .IR p (1),
        !           112: or another pager named by the environment variable 
        !           113: .BR PAGER .
        !           114: .TP
        !           115: .B q
        !           116: Quit this directory level of
        !           117: .I dired.
        !           118: List the files marked for deletion and request
        !           119: confirmation before deleting them.
        !           120: .TP
        !           121: .B t
        !           122: Type.
        !           123: Display the current file.
        !           124: In two-window mode pause after each screenfull until you type
        !           125: a carriage return.
        !           126: The display may be interrupted.
        !           127: .SH FILES
        !           128: .TF /usr/lib/dired
        !           129: .TP
        !           130: .F /usr/lib/dired
        !           131: help file 
        !           132: .SH SEE ALSO
        !           133: .IR ls (1)
        !           134: .SH DIAGNOSTICS
        !           135: While
        !           136: .I dired
        !           137: is preparing a listing it reports `Reading',
        !           138: and types a dot
        !           139: for each 10 files.
        !           140: .SH BUGS
        !           141: Long lines and diagnostics can foul up the
        !           142: display.
        !           143: .br
        !           144: Needs a command to search for a given file.
        !           145: .br
        !           146: The off-line print command
        !           147: .L p
        !           148: is broken.

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