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Re:Why you shouldn't parse the output of ls(1) by hprotagonist on Sunday June 16, 2024 @03:39AM (#40695366)
dired predates emacs, and was originally itself a standalone tool.
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Re:Why you shouldn't parse the output of ls(1) by oefrha on Sunday June 16, 2024 @04:14AM (#40695513)
Sure, but the dired mode of Emacs has been first party forever, and nobody thought to improve it?
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