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authorJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>1996-09-23 15:40:34 +0000
committerJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>1996-09-23 15:40:34 +0000
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(sort invocation): from Andreas Schwab.
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@@ -1904,11 +1904,8 @@ appended to it, in which case the global ordering options are not used
for that particular field. The @samp{-b} option may be independently
attached to either or both of the @samp{+@var{pos}} and
@samp{-@var{pos}} parts of a field specification, and if it is inherited
-from the global options it will be attached to both. If a @samp{-n} or
-@samp{-M} option is used, thus implying a @samp{-b} option, the
-@samp{-b} option is taken to apply to both the @samp{+@var{pos}} and the
-@samp{-@var{pos}} parts of a key specification. Keys may span multiple
-fields.
+from the global options it will be attached to both.
+Keys may span multiple fields.
Here are some examples to illustrate various combinations of options.
In them, the @sc{POSIX} @samp{-k} option is used to specify sort keys rather