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authorJim Meyering <meyering@redhat.com>2008-04-01 11:38:02 +0200
committerJim Meyering <meyering@redhat.com>2008-04-01 12:06:05 +0200
commit5916dec460f2e0eec1d792d502a79f11628862c9 (patch)
treeb364a01888346d14f4dc15108738e6a14c47fb5e /doc
parent94251ff0840563d0a5668fdc4f0683195a7d875e (diff)
downloadcoreutils-5916dec460f2e0eec1d792d502a79f11628862c9.tar.xz
printf doc: xref print(3) and libc's "Output Conversion Syntax" node
* coreutils.texi (printf invocation): Add xref. Use "The GNU C Library Reference Manual" as the name of the 'libc' document consistently. * man/printf.x: Add See also: printf(3). Suggested by A. Costa in http://bugs.debian.org/465522
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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi
index f161c4d65..2745edf8f 100644
--- a/doc/coreutils.texi
+++ b/doc/coreutils.texi
@@ -2181,7 +2181,7 @@ locale, the default is @samp{%b %e %H:%M %Y} (for example,
Time stamps are listed according to the time zone rules specified by
the @env{TZ} environment variable, or by the system default rules if
@env{TZ} is not set. @xref{TZ Variable,, Specifying the Time Zone
-with @env{TZ}, libc, The GNU C Library}.
+with @env{TZ}, libc, The GNU C Library Reference Manual}.
@item -e[@var{in-tabchar}[@var{in-tabwidth}]]
@itemx --expand-tabs[=@var{in-tabchar}[@var{in-tabwidth}]]
@@ -6584,7 +6584,7 @@ programs like @command{make} that rely on file timestamps.
Time stamps are listed according to the time zone rules specified by
the @env{TZ} environment variable, or by the system default rules if
@env{TZ} is not set. @xref{TZ Variable,, Specifying the Time Zone
-with @env{TZ}, libc, The GNU C Library}.
+with @env{TZ}, libc, The GNU C Library Reference Manual}.
The following option changes how file timestamps are printed.
@@ -9353,7 +9353,8 @@ operations, for a user to change the ctime field to a user-specified value.
Time stamps assume the time zone rules specified by the @env{TZ}
environment variable, or by the system default rules if @env{TZ} is
not set. @xref{TZ Variable,, Specifying the Time Zone with @env{TZ},
-libc, The GNU C Library}. You can avoid ambiguities during
+libc, The GNU C Library Reference Manual}.
+You can avoid ambiguities during
daylight saving transitions by using @sc{utc} time stamps.
The program accepts the following options. Also see @ref{Common options}.
@@ -10077,7 +10078,7 @@ The valid format sequences for file systems are:
Time stamps are listed according to the time zone rules specified by
the @env{TZ} environment variable, or by the system default rules if
@env{TZ} is not set. @xref{TZ Variable,, Specifying the Time Zone
-with @env{TZ}, libc, The GNU C Library}.
+with @env{TZ}, libc, The GNU C Library Reference Manual}.
@end table
@exitstatus
@@ -10225,8 +10226,10 @@ printf @var{format} [@var{argument}]@dots{}
@command{printf} prints the @var{format} string, interpreting @samp{%}
directives and @samp{\} escapes to format numeric and string arguments
-in a way that is mostly similar to the C @samp{printf} function. The
-differences are as follows:
+in a way that is mostly similar to the C @samp{printf} function.
+@xref{Output Conversion Syntax,, @command{printf} format directives,
+libc, The GNU C Library Reference Manual}, for details.
+The differences are as follows:
@itemize @bullet
@@ -12406,7 +12409,7 @@ i}, as in @samp{who am i}.
Time stamps are listed according to the time zone rules specified by
the @env{TZ} environment variable, or by the system default rules if
@env{TZ} is not set. @xref{TZ Variable,, Specifying the Time Zone
-with @env{TZ}, libc, The GNU C Library}.
+with @env{TZ}, libc, The GNU C Library Reference Manual}.
The program accepts the following options. Also see @ref{Common options}.
@@ -12546,7 +12549,7 @@ so the output looks like @samp{Thu Mar @ 3 13:47:51 PST 2005}.
Normally, @command{date} uses the time zone rules indicated by the
@env{TZ} environment variable, or the system default rules if @env{TZ}
is not set. @xref{TZ Variable,, Specifying the Time Zone with
-@env{TZ}, libc, The GNU C Library}.
+@env{TZ}, libc, The GNU C Library Reference Manual}.
@findex strftime @r{and @command{date}}
@cindex time formats