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authorJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>1995-05-15 04:53:56 +0000
committerJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>1995-05-15 04:53:56 +0000
commit635b1b5b6e5c7339a295f6a84b972f048f50fec2 (patch)
treef43677b8210510aa637d84c7a6342012120b3e7a /src/dirname.c
parent2c74d574d332e54fef1ee8fbf3feee4cbf56e78c (diff)
downloadcoreutils-635b1b5b6e5c7339a295f6a84b972f048f50fec2.tar.xz
(usage): Add one- and two-line descriptions to --help output.
From Karl.
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diff --git a/src/dirname.c b/src/dirname.c
index e8a0547a8..4386a8744 100644
--- a/src/dirname.c
+++ b/src/dirname.c
@@ -41,11 +41,13 @@ usage (status)
else
{
printf ("\
-Usage: %s PATH\n\
+Usage: %s NAME\n\
or: %s OPTION\n\
",
program_name, program_name);
printf ("\
+Print NAME with its trailing /component removed; if NAME contains no /'s,\n\
+output `.' (meaning the current directory).\n\
\n\
--help display this help and exit\n\
--version output version information and exit\n\