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Add documentation on how to delete files from Trash

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* doc/emacs/files.texi (Misc File Ops): Note trick to make `D'
work in Trash directories (bug#44059).
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Lars Ingebrigtsen 2022-02-12 09:04:14 +01:00
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@ -1828,6 +1828,22 @@ argument to @kbd{M-x delete-file} or @kbd{M-x delete-directory} makes
them delete outright, instead of using the Trash, regardless of
@code{delete-by-moving-to-trash}.
If you have @code{delete-by-moving-to-trash} set, and you want to
delete files manually in Emacs from the Trash directory, using
commands like @kbd{D} (@code{dired-do-delete}) doesn't work well in
the Trash directory (it'll just give the file a new name, but won't
delete anything). If you want to be able to do this, you should
create a @code{.dir-locals.el} file containing something like the
following in the Trash directory:
@example
((dired-mode . ((delete-by-moving-to-trash . nil))))
@end example
Note, however, if you use the system ``empty trash'' command, it's
liable to also delete this @code{.dir-locals.el} file, so this should
only be done if you delete files from the Trash directory manually.
@ifnottex
If a file is under version control (@pxref{Version Control}), you
should delete it using @kbd{M-x vc-delete-file} instead of @kbd{M-x