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About the modifier of -k option in sort |
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Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:07:27 -0500 |
Hello,
The modifiers of -k are discussed in the examples in 'info sort'
rather than in the main entry of "-k". I feel that this be improved by
clearly describe each modifier under the main entry of "-k". It is not
very clear to how many modifiers there are.
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Regards,
Peng
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Re: bug#6442: About the modifier of -k option in sort |
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Tue, 29 Jun 2010 01:24:47 +0100 |
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I've applied this doc tweak:
On 17/06/10 09:30, Pádraig Brady wrote:
> --- a/src/sort.c
> +++ b/src/sort.c
> @@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ Other options:\n\
> "), stdout);
> fputs (_("\
> -k, --key=POS1[,POS2] start a key at POS1 (origin 1), end it at POS2\n\
> - (default end of line)\n\
> + (default end of line). See POS syntax below\n\
> -m, --merge merge already sorted files; do not sort\n\
> "), stdout);
> fputs (_("\
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