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+++ b/lisp/dired-aux.el
@@ -1751,7 +1751,9 @@ The next char is either \\n, or \\r if DIR is hidden."
;;;###autoload
(defun dired-mark-subdir-files ()
- "Mark all files except `.' and `..'."
+ "Mark all files except `.' and `..' in current subdirectory.
+If the Dired buffer shows multiple directories, this command
+marks the files listed in the subdirectory that point is in."
(interactive)
(let ((p-min (dired-subdir-min)))
(dired-mark-files-in-region p-min (dired-subdir-max))))