On 11/16/2011 10:21 AM, Jim Meyering wrote: > Eric Blake wrote: >> Sure. Here's the current state of things in patch format; any last >> objections before I push this? > ... >> Subject: [PATCH] sort: clarify wording on -k syntax >> >> * src/sort.c (usage): Use KEYDEF instead of POS, and call out the >> specific OPTS that can occur in KEYDEF. >> Based on a report by Lars Noodén, http://bugs.gnu.org/10019 > ... >> +KEYDEF is F[.C][OPTS][,F[.C][OPTS]] for start and stop position, where >> F is a\n\ >> +field number and C a character position in the field; both are origin >> 1, and\n\ >> +the stop position defaults to the line's end. If neither -t nor -b is >> in\n\ >> +effect, characters in a field are counted from the beginning of the >> preceding\n\ >> +whitespace. OPTS is one or more single-letter ordering options >> [bdfgiMhnRrV],\n\ >> +which override global ordering options for that key. If no key is >> given, use\n\ >> +the entire line as the key.\n\ > > Thanks. That reads well.
Pushed. > Note that some tool of yours appears to have split many lines of that patch. That's what I get for pasting into a Thunderbird compose window, instead of sending as an attachment. Obviously, the patch itself is not line split that badly. -- Eric Blake ebl...@redhat.com +1-919-301-3266 Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org
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