From 48d2d616f733fc9cb92e7507ef1583473af24f32 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robert Pluim Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2024 18:15:35 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] ; * etc/NEWS: Improve 'dired-check-symlinks' entry. --- etc/NEWS | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS index cce56359845..b0d559b2b3f 100644 --- a/etc/NEWS +++ b/etc/NEWS @@ -322,10 +322,11 @@ changes when supplied with a universal prefix argument via 'C-u': ** Dired +++ -*** Dired allows to disable checks for symbolic link validity. -Dired fontifies symbolic links in Dired buffers using the -'file-truename' operation. This can be slow for remote directories. -Setting user option 'dired-check-symlinks' to nil disables these checks. +*** New user option 'dired-check-symlinks' allows disabling validity checks. +Dired uses 'file-truename' to check symbolic link validity when +fontifying them, which can be slow for remote directories. Setting +'dired-check-symlinks' to nil disables these checks. Defaults to t, can +be set as a connection-local variable. * New Modes and Packages in Emacs 31.1