bug in sort manpage: -k syntax is wrong

[Jeff Lerman]

I note that in the manpage for the "sort" utility, the -k flag syntax
claims that an "=" should be used between the flag and the argument(s).
Quoting:

 

       -k, --key=POS1[,POS2]

              start a key at POS1, end it at POS2 (origin 1)

 

This is incorrect and results in an error from "sort.  The correct
syntax omits the "=" and allows but does not require whitespace between
-k and the argument(s).

 

The syntax for other flags may also be similarly affected - have only
tested -k.  I see this error in the manpage for 5.93 under Linux (seen
under Suse), and it also appears in the January 2008 version 6.10
manpage (seen under Cygwin).

 

Thanks,

 

Jeffrey C. Lerman

Ontology Engineer

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