Function: wdired-mode

wdired-mode is an interactive and byte-compiled function defined in wdired.el.gz.

Signature

(wdired-mode)

Documentation

Writable Dired (WDired) mode.

In WDired mode, you can edit the names of the files in the buffer, the target of the links, and the permission bits of the files.

Type C-c C-c (wdired-finish-edit) to exit WDired mode, returning to Dired mode, and make your edits "take effect" by modifying the file and directory names, link targets, and/or file permissions on disk. If you delete the filename of a file, it is flagged for deletion in the Dired buffer.

Type C-c ESC (wdired-abort-changes) to abort your edits and exit WDired mode.

Type M-x customize-group (customize-group) RET wdired to customize WDired behavior.

The only editable texts in a WDired buffer are filenames, symbolic link targets, and filenames permission.

Key Bindings

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/wdired.el.gz
(defun wdired-mode ()
  "Writable Dired (WDired) mode.
\\<wdired-mode-map>
In WDired mode, you can edit the names of the files in the
buffer, the target of the links, and the permission bits of the
files.

Type \\[wdired-finish-edit] to exit WDired mode, returning to
Dired mode, and make your edits \"take effect\" by modifying the
file and directory names, link targets, and/or file permissions
on disk.  If you delete the filename of a file, it is flagged for
deletion in the Dired buffer.

Type \\[wdired-abort-changes] to abort your edits and exit WDired mode.

Type \\[customize-group] RET wdired to customize WDired behavior.

The only editable texts in a WDired buffer are filenames,
symbolic link targets, and filenames permission."
  (interactive)
  (error "This mode can be enabled only by `wdired-change-to-wdired-mode'"))