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authorJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>2001-11-23 15:41:16 +0000
committerJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>2001-11-23 15:41:16 +0000
commita5f1ced62a3a3288f72d4f494e61122e7d407498 (patch)
tree86aa6bbd3b956c22f07bc460d1929dedb4a5daa1 /src/ln.c
parent2e55f173989ab21bb87fd3c2c6bd12305469e179 (diff)
downloadcoreutils-a5f1ced62a3a3288f72d4f494e61122e7d407498.tar.xz
(usage): Split --help output into smaller pieces.
Use fputs, not printf.
Diffstat (limited to 'src/ln.c')
-rw-r--r--src/ln.c16
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/ln.c b/src/ln.c
index a12879fd2..fe037a19a 100644
--- a/src/ln.c
+++ b/src/ln.c
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ Usage: %s [OPTION]... TARGET [LINK_NAME]\n\
or: %s [OPTION]... --target-directory=DIRECTORY TARGET...\n\
"),
program_name, program_name, program_name);
- printf (_("\
+ fputs (_("\
Create a link to the specified TARGET with optional LINK_NAME.\n\
If LINK_NAME is omitted, a link with the same basename as the TARGET is\n\
created in the current directory. When using the second form with more\n\
@@ -350,32 +350,40 @@ than one TARGET, the last argument must be a directory; create links\n\
in DIRECTORY to each TARGET. Create hard links by default, symbolic\n\
links with --symbolic. When creating hard links, each TARGET must exist.\n\
\n\
+"), stdout);
+ fputs (_("\
--backup[=CONTROL] make a backup of each existing destination file\n\
-b like --backup but does not accept an argument\n\
-d, -F, --directory hard link directories (super-user only)\n\
-f, --force remove existing destination files\n\
+"), stdout);
+ fputs (_("\
-n, --no-dereference treat destination that is a symlink to a\n\
directory as if it were a normal file\n\
-i, --interactive prompt whether to remove destinations\n\
-s, --symbolic make symbolic links instead of hard links\n\
-S, --suffix=SUFFIX override the usual backup suffix\n\
+"), stdout);
+ fputs (_("\
--target-directory=DIRECTORY specify the DIRECTORY in which to create\n\
the links\n\
-v, --verbose print name of each file before linking\n\
--help display this help and exit\n\
--version output version information and exit\n\
\n\
-"));
- printf (_("\
+"), stdout);
+ fputs (_("\
The backup suffix is `~', unless set with --suffix or SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX.\n\
The version control method may be selected via the --backup option or through\n\
the VERSION_CONTROL environment variable. Here are the values:\n\
\n\
+"), stdout);
+ fputs (_("\
none, off never make backups (even if --backup is given)\n\
numbered, t make numbered backups\n\
existing, nil numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise\n\
simple, never always make simple backups\n\
-"));
+"), stdout);
puts (_("\nReport bugs to <bug-fileutils@gnu.org>."));
}
exit (status);