Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:45:01 +0200
From: Rolf Wester <rolf.wes...@ilt.fraunhofer.de>
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Hi,

I would like to get dired list the directories first. I set the variable
dired-listing-switsches accordingly:

(setq dired-listing-switches "-la --group-directories-first")

but C-x d then results in:

Listing directory failed

I would be very appreciative for any help.

Regards

Rolf