RE: [External] : Re: Dired: how to mark with other character but *

[Drew Adams]

> There isn't one.  But you could define one.

(defun diredp-mark-with-char (char &optional arg)
  "Mark this line with CHAR.
With numeric prefix arg N, mark the next N lines."
  (interactive "cMark this line with char: \np")
  (let ((dired-marker-char  char)) (dired-mark arg)))