minor conveniences

customsrc/dired.org

@@ -18,3 +18,27 @@ Open media with the appropriate programs.
           ("webm" . "mpv")
           ("avi" . "mpv"))))
 #+END_SRC
+These are the switches that get passed to ls when dired gets a list of files. We’re using:
+
+    l: Use the long listing format.
+    h: Use human-readable sizes.
+    v: Sort numbers naturally.
+    A: Almost all. Doesn’t include ”.” or ”..”.
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+(setq-default dired-listing-switches "-lhvA")
+#+END_SRC
+
+Kill buffers of files/directories that are deleted in dired.
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+(setq dired-clean-up-buffers-too t)
+#+END_SRC
+
+Always copy directories recursively instead of asking every time.
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+(setq dired-recursive-copies 'always)
+#+END_SRC
+
+Ask before recursively deleting a directory, though.
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+(setq dired-recursive-deletes 'top)
+#+END_SRC