On Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 10:07 AM Pádraig Brady <p...@draigbrady.com> wrote: > > diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi > > index 8d9320ca2..601b06300 100644 > > --- a/doc/coreutils.texi > > +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi > > @@ -13336,6 +13336,7 @@ True if the strings are equal. > > @opindex == > > @cindex equal string check > > True if the strings are equal (synonym for =). > > +This form is a GNU extension. > > > > @item @var{string1} != @var{string2} > > @opindex != > > > > Well it's not GNU specific. > Also I think it's proposed in POSIX, Eric? > I agree that we should mention its lack of portability though.
OK, would "This form is not as portable as =." be better phrasing?