* emacs/dired.texi (Operating on Files): Fix dired-recursive-copies default.

doc/emacs/ChangeLog

+2012-03-22  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
+
+	* dired.texi (Operating on Files): Fix dired-recursive-copies default.
+
 2012-03-17  Chong Yidong  <cyd@gnu.org>
 
 	* package.texi (Package Installation): Document use of

doc/emacs/dired.texi

@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ the copy, like @samp{cp -p}.
 @cindex recursive copying
 The variable @code{dired-recursive-copies} controls whether to copy
 directories recursively (like @samp{cp -r}).  The default is
-@code{nil}, which means that directories cannot be copied.
+@code{top}, which means to ask before recursively copying a directory.
 
 @item D
 @findex dired-do-delete