Function: dired-flag-backup-files

dired-flag-backup-files is an interactive and byte-compiled function defined in dired.el.gz.

Signature

(dired-flag-backup-files &optional UNFLAG-P)

Documentation

Flag all backup files (names ending with ~) for deletion.

With prefix argument, unmark or unflag these files. If the region is active in Transient Mark mode, flag files only in the active region if dired-mark-region is non-nil.

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Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/dired.el.gz
(defun dired-flag-backup-files (&optional unflag-p)
  "Flag all backup files (names ending with `~') for deletion.
With prefix argument, unmark or unflag these files.
If the region is active in Transient Mark mode, flag files
only in the active region if `dired-mark-region' is non-nil."
  (interactive "P" dired-mode)
  (let ((dired-marker-char (if unflag-p ?\s dired-del-marker)))
    (dired-mark-if
     ;; Don't call backup-file-name-p unless the last character looks like
     ;; it might be the end of a backup file name.  This isn't very general,
     ;; but it's the only way this runs fast enough.
     (and (save-excursion (end-of-line)
			  ;; Handle executables in case of -F option.
			  ;; We need not worry about the other kinds
			  ;; of markings that -F makes, since they won't
			  ;; appear on real backup files.
			  (if (eq (preceding-char) ?*)
			      (forward-char -1))
			  (eq (preceding-char) ?~))
	  (not (looking-at-p dired-re-dir))
	  (let ((fn (dired-get-filename t t)))
	    (if fn (backup-file-name-p fn))))
     "backup file")))