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authorJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>1999-01-18 16:30:20 +0000
committerJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>1999-01-18 16:30:20 +0000
commit65c540d59cf652aa474643eeed055b588dae38a9 (patch)
tree114a110d6b6bf060144bd0e622f79267334c3739 /doc
parentab8dea532837ffc6af40a86a064c8ec32338fc07 (diff)
downloadcoreutils-65c540d59cf652aa474643eeed055b588dae38a9.tar.xz
Tweak grammar in description of ptx's --break-file=FILE option.
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diff --git a/doc/textutils.texi b/doc/textutils.texi
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--- a/doc/textutils.texi
+++ b/doc/textutils.texi
@@ -2563,8 +2563,8 @@ Fold lower case letters to upper case for sorting.
@item -b @var{file}
@item --break-file=@var{file}
-This option is an alternative way to option @samp{-W} for describing
-which characters make up words. This option introduces the name of a
+This option provides an alternative (to @samp{-W}) method of describing
+which characters make up words. It introduces the name of a
file which contains a list of characters which can@emph{not} be part of
one word, this file is called the @dfn{Break file}. Any character which
is not part of the Break file is a word constituent. If both options