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authorJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>1993-10-19 00:00:06 +0000
committerJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>1993-10-19 00:00:06 +0000
commit723d3d528db8b3abb05357bf5a7af7173c1636e7 (patch)
tree23fc7ea7e6b0721e7705f60a7c14bd9dcafd5eca /src/ln.c
parent712ac6d5a0122dbcbc89669143580de1326f1d46 (diff)
downloadcoreutils-723d3d528db8b3abb05357bf5a7af7173c1636e7.tar.xz
merge with 3.8.4k
Diffstat (limited to 'src/ln.c')
-rw-r--r--src/ln.c21
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/src/ln.c b/src/ln.c
index 94b63e0a6..c154913f3 100644
--- a/src/ln.c
+++ b/src/ln.c
@@ -353,14 +353,17 @@ static void
usage (status)
int status;
{
- fprintf (status == 0 ? stdout : stderr, "\
+ if (status != 0)
+ fprintf (stderr, "Try `%s --help' for more information.\n",
+ program_name);
+ else
+ {
+ printf ("\
Usage: %s [OPTION]... SOURCE [DEST]\n\
or: %s [OPTION]... SOURCE... DIRECTORY\n\
",
- program_name, program_name);
-
- if (status == 0)
- printf ("\
+ program_name, program_name);
+ printf ("\
\n\
-b, --backup make backups for removed files\n\
-d, -F, --directory hard link directories (super-user only)\n\
@@ -378,11 +381,7 @@ version control may be set with VERSION_CONTROL, values are:\n\
\n\
t, numbered make numbered backups\n\
nil, existing numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise\n\
- never, simple always make simple backups \n");
-
- else
- fprintf (stderr, "Try `%s --help' for more information.\n",
- program_name);
-
+ never, simple always make simple backups\n");
+ }
exit (status);
}