<h1 id="heading-current-issue">Current issue</h1>
This warning is displayed when opening a Dired buffer.
<img src="https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1673882308997/e7cb0c14-3440-47ac-99a7-9bbb25c05b57.png" alt class="image--center mx-auto" />
The cause is that <code>ls</code> doesn't support the <code>--dired</code> option on macOS.
<h1 id="heading-solutions">Solutions</h1>
Use <code>gls</code> (GNU flavored <code>ls</code>).
<pre><code class="lang-bash">brew install coreutils
</code></pre>
init.el:
<pre><code class="lang-clojure">;; without use-package
(when (and (eq system-type 'darwin) (executable-find "gls"))
 (setq insert-directory-program "gls"))

;; with use-package
(use-package dired
 :defer t
 :config
 (when (and (eq system-type 'darwin) (executable-find "gls"))
 (setq insert-directory-program "gls")))
</code></pre>

# Current issue

This warning is displayed when opening a Dired buffer.

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1673882308997/e7cb0c14-3440-47ac-99a7-9bbb25c05b57.png align="center")

The cause is that `ls` doesn't support the `--dired` option on macOS.

# Solutions

Use `gls` (GNU flavored `ls`).

```bash
brew install coreutils
```

**init.el:**

```clojure
;; without use-package
(when (and (eq system-type 'darwin) (executable-find "gls"))
  (setq insert-directory-program "gls"))

;; with use-package
(use-package dired
  :defer t
  :config
  (when (and (eq system-type 'darwin) (executable-find "gls"))
    (setq insert-directory-program "gls")))
```

Kaksi Koivua's Blog

Kaksi Koivua's Blog

Emacs warning on macOS: ls does not support --dired

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