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Dired

Dired (for Directory Editor) is a computer program for editing file system directories. It typically runs inside the Emacs text editor as a specialized mode, though standalone versions have been written. Dired was one of the first file manager, or visual editor of file system information.[failed verification] The first version of Dired was written as a…

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Developers
Stan Kugell (original), Richard Stallman (for Emacs), Mike Lijewski, Stuart Cracraft (standalone Unix versions)
License
GPL (Free software)
Operating system
Unix-like, Microsoft Windows, macOS, Emacs
Release
Circa 1974; 52 years ago (1974)
Stable release
7.17 / 30 July 2009; 17 years ago (2009-07-30)[citation needed]
Type
File manager

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Dired

Nodes21
Edges20
Triples10
Avg. degree1.9
Density0.095238
Components1

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Dired

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related to External links · 3
Dired → Dired's, Emacs, GNU
Developers · 1
Dired → Stan Kugell (original), Richard Stallman (for Emacs), Mike Lijewski, Stuart Cracraft (standalone Unix versions)
License · 1
Dired → GPL (Free software)
Operating system · 1
Dired → Unix-like, Microsoft Windows, macOS, Emacs
Release · 1
Dired → Circa 1974; 52 years ago (1974)
Stable release · 1
Dired → 7.17 / 30 July 2009; 17 years ago (2009-07-30)[citation needed]
Type · 1
Dired → File manager
Website · 1
Dired → Mike Sperber's dired page

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emacs file editor files also system versions mode directory program editing written systems ls-like using lisp means possible external free

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
DiredDevelopersStan Kugell (original), Richard Stallman (for Emacs), Mike Lijewski, Stuart Cracraft (standalone Unix versions)1.00infobox
DiredLicenseGPL (Free software)1.00infobox
DiredOperating systemUnix-like, Microsoft Windows, macOS, Emacs1.00infobox
DiredReleaseCirca 1974; 52 years ago (1974)1.00infobox
DiredStable release7.17 / 30 July 2009; 17 years ago (2009-07-30)[citation needed]1.00infobox
DiredTypeFile manager1.00infobox
DiredWebsiteMike Sperber's dired page1.00infobox
Diredrelated to External linksGNU0.60section
Diredrelated to External linksEmacs0.60section
Diredrelated to External linksDired's0.60section

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