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bug#16061: Error in the message for src/shuf.c:73 in 8.22-pre3
From: |
Bernhard Voelker |
Subject: |
bug#16061: Error in the message for src/shuf.c:73 in 8.22-pre3 |
Date: |
Fri, 06 Dec 2013 01:15:46 +0100 |
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On 12/06/2013 12:37 AM, Pádraig Brady wrote:
> diff --git a/src/shuf.c b/src/shuf.c
> index f7fc936..4d0ae90 100644
> --- a/src/shuf.c
> +++ b/src/shuf.c
> @@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ Write a random permutation of the input lines to standard
> output.\n\
> -n, --head-count=COUNT output at most COUNT lines\n\
> -o, --output=FILE write result to FILE instead of standard
> output\n\
> --random-source=FILE get random bytes from FILE\n\
> - -r, --repetitions output COUNT items, allowing repetition.\n\
> - -n 1 is implied if not specified.\n\
> + -r, --repetitions allow repetition within a specified
> --head-count\n\
> + which is assumed to be 1, if not specified.\n\
n=1 is not really a repetition. ;-)
BTW: What was the reason to default n=1 with -r anyway?
I mean as the user did not specify any limit he may assume
the same number as in the input, like without -r.
Besides that, I can't think of a better wording than above.
Have a nice day,
Berny
- bug#16061: Error in the message for src/shuf.c:73 in 8.22-pre3, Philipp Thomas, 2013/12/05
- bug#16061: Error in the message for src/shuf.c:73 in 8.22-pre3, Pádraig Brady, 2013/12/05
- bug#16061: Error in the message for src/shuf.c:73 in 8.22-pre3,
Bernhard Voelker <=
- bug#16061: Error in the message for src/shuf.c:73 in 8.22-pre3, Pádraig Brady, 2013/12/05
- bug#16061: Error in the message for src/shuf.c:73 in 8.22-pre3, Bernhard Voelker, 2013/12/05
- bug#16061: Error in the message for src/shuf.c:73 in 8.22-pre3, Bernhard Voelker, 2013/12/05
- bug#16061: Error in the message for src/shuf.c:73 in 8.22-pre3, Pádraig Brady, 2013/12/05
- bug#16061: Error in the message for src/shuf.c:73 in 8.22-pre3, Bernhard Voelker, 2013/12/06
- bug#16061: Error in the message for src/shuf.c:73 in 8.22-pre3, Paul Eggert, 2013/12/06
- bug#16061: Error in the message for src/shuf.c:73 in 8.22-pre3, Pádraig Brady, 2013/12/06
- bug#16061: Error in the message for src/shuf.c:73 in 8.22-pre3, Bernhard Voelker, 2013/12/06
- bug#16061: Error in the message for src/shuf.c:73 in 8.22-pre3, Pádraig Brady, 2013/12/06
- bug#16061: Error in the message for src/shuf.c:73 in 8.22-pre3, Bernhard Voelker, 2013/12/06