* lisp/vc/vc-dir.el: Make keys ‘% m’ and ‘* %’ compatible with Dired

(vc-dir-mode-map): Replace ‘%’ for vc-dir-mark-by-regexp
with ‘% m’ in regexp-map and ‘* %’ in mark-map (bug#60887).

* doc/emacs/maintaining.texi (VC Directory Commands): Replace ‘%’
with ‘% m’ and ‘* %’.  Mention vc-dir-mark-registered-files.

doc/emacs/maintaining.texi

@@ -1331,11 +1331,18 @@ point is on a directory entry, mark all files in that directory tree
 listed files and directories.
 
 @findex vc-dir-mark-by-regexp
-@item %
+@item % m
+@itemx * %
 You can use this command to mark files by regexp
 (@code{vc-dir-mark-by-regexp}).  If given a prefix, unmark files
 instead.
 
+@findex vc-dir-mark-registered-files
+@item * r
+You can use this command to mark files that are in one of registered
+states, including edited, added or removed.
+(@code{vc-dir-mark-registered-files}).
+
 @item G
 Add the file under point to the list of files that the VC should
 ignore (@code{vc-dir-ignore}).  For instance, if the VC is Git, it

etc/NEWS

@@ -2079,7 +2079,7 @@ The VC Directory buffer now uses the prefix 'b' for these branch-related
 commands.
 
 +++
-*** New command '%' ('vc-dir-mark-by-regexp').
+*** New command 'vc-dir-mark-by-regexp' bound to '% m' and '* %'.
 This command marks files based on a regexp.  If given a prefix
 argument, unmark instead.
 

lisp/vc/vc-dir.el

@@ -325,7 +325,6 @@ See `run-hooks'."
     (define-key map "U" #'vc-dir-unmark-all-files)
     (define-key map "\C-?" #'vc-dir-unmark-file-up)
     (define-key map "\M-\C-?" #'vc-dir-unmark-all-files)
-    (define-key map "%" #'vc-dir-mark-by-regexp)
     ;; Movement.
     (define-key map "n" #'vc-dir-next-line)
     (define-key map " " #'vc-dir-next-line)
@@ -361,8 +360,13 @@ See `run-hooks'."
       (define-key branch-map "l" #'vc-print-branch-log)
       (define-key branch-map "s" #'vc-switch-branch))
 
+    (let ((regexp-map (make-sparse-keymap)))
+      (define-key map "%" regexp-map)
+      (define-key regexp-map "m" #'vc-dir-mark-by-regexp))
+
     (let ((mark-map (make-sparse-keymap)))
       (define-key map "*" mark-map)
+      (define-key mark-map "%" #'vc-dir-mark-by-regexp)
       (define-key mark-map "r" #'vc-dir-mark-registered-files))
 
     ;; Hook up the menu.
@@ -791,7 +795,7 @@ MARK-FILES should be a list of absolute filenames."
    vc-ewoc))
 
 (defun vc-dir-mark-registered-files ()
-  "Mark files that are in one of registered state: edited, added or removed."
+  "Mark files that are in one of registered states: edited, added or removed."
   (interactive)
   (vc-dir-mark-state-files '(edited added removed)))