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| author | Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net> | 2002-03-06 08:56:16 +0000 |
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| committer | Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net> | 2002-03-06 08:56:16 +0000 |
| commit | b0a1aa04ba4590066a1f9dc53e6474eb84a96f6d (patch) | |
| tree | a95ab233499cd5c696f3b8facb0e956698c79cae /doc | |
| parent | e304471a9e14721b99999927951ff875ccf77522 (diff) | |
| download | coreutils-b0a1aa04ba4590066a1f9dc53e6474eb84a96f6d.tar.xz | |
(cut invocation): Say that selected input is written in the same
order that it is read, and is written exactly once.
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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index cd190760d..bd72a4ff5 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -4007,7 +4007,10 @@ and @var{field-list} are one or more numbers or ranges (two numbers separated by a dash) separated by commas. Bytes, characters, and fields are numbered starting at 1. Incomplete ranges may be given: @option{-@var{m}} means @samp{1-@var{m}}; @samp{@var{n}-} means -@samp{@var{n}} through end of line or last field. +@samp{@var{n}} through end of line or last field. The list elements +can be repeated, can overlap, and can be specified in any order; but +the selected input is written in the same order that it is read, and +is written exactly once. The program accepts the following options. Also see @ref{Common options}. |