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author | Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net> | 2000-04-08 06:45:48 +0000 |
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committer | Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net> | 2000-04-08 06:45:48 +0000 |
commit | ca59fb27c239358027d7e84566dd9be095c6bb62 (patch) | |
tree | 26ddb506330ea745393a57b2ea130706bf5b245c /src/ln.c | |
parent | 19aa1f8a25a0f9fb1d47afdf21ee45dae5219f3c (diff) | |
download | coreutils-ca59fb27c239358027d7e84566dd9be095c6bb62.tar.xz |
Document that while the --backup option takes an
optional argument, the -b option accepts none.
(main): Use `backup type' in call to xget_version, not the
now-deprecated `--version-control'.
Diffstat (limited to 'src/ln.c')
-rw-r--r-- | src/ln.c | 5 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
@@ -345,7 +345,8 @@ 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\ - -b, --backup[=CONTROL] make a backup of each existing destination file\n\ + --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\ -n, --no-dereference treat destination that is a symlink to a\n\ @@ -515,7 +516,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv) } backup_type = (make_backups - ? xget_version (_("--version-control"), version_control_string) + ? xget_version (_("backup type"), version_control_string) : none); if (target_directory_specified || n_files > 2) |