Jim Meyering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> @@ -2424,11 +2424,11 @@ pr invocation
> Optional argument @var{number-separator} is the character appended to
> the line number to separate it from the text followed. The default
> separator is the TAB character. In a strict sense a TAB is always
> -printed with single column output only. The @var{TAB}-width varies
> -with the @var{TAB}-position, e.g., with the left @var{margin} specified
> +printed with single column output only. The @var{tab}-width varies
> +with the @var{tab}-position, e.g., with the left @var{margin} specified
> by @option{-o} option. With multicolumn output priority is given to
> @samp{equal width of output columns} (a @acronym{POSIX} specification).
> -The @var{TAB}-width is fixed to the value of the first column and does
> +The @var{tab}-width is fixed to the value of the first column and does
> not change with different values of left @var{margin}. That means a
> fixed number of spaces is always printed in the place of the
> @var{number-separator tab}. The tabification depends upon the output
IMHO, the @var annotation should be dropped (or changed to @sc), since
TAB is not a variable in this context. Also, @var{number-separator tab}
is not a proper use of @var.
Andreas.
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