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authorJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>1999-10-31 10:36:54 +0000
committerJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>1999-10-31 10:36:54 +0000
commit60b24ab5afa677fa71a0a7a0de8c4a9bd2f5c425 (patch)
tree8b599be12149119100119255fb8fffad8177b7de /src/ln.c
parent95c67325f7d843869350ab9a6f4c8d2a3461a28f (diff)
downloadcoreutils-60b24ab5afa677fa71a0a7a0de8c4a9bd2f5c425.tar.xz
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@@ -331,8 +331,9 @@ with --symbolic. When creating hard links, each TARGET must exist.\n\
\n\
"));
printf (_("\
-The backup suffix is ~, unless set with --suffix or SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX.\n\
-The version control may be set with --backup or VERSION_CONTROL, values are:\n\
+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\
none, off never make backups (even if --backup is given)\n\
numbered, t make numbered backups\n\