(usage): Don't split translatable strings in the middle of a sentence.

3 files changed, 25 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/src/od.c b/src/od.c
index 44c1e31ab..ad73bb252 100644
--- a/src/od.c
+++ b/src/od.c
@@ -334,21 +334,24 @@ TYPE is made up of one or more of these specifications:\n\
   o[SIZE]    octal, SIZE bytes per integer\n\
   u[SIZE]    unsigned decimal, SIZE bytes per integer\n\
   x[SIZE]    hexadecimal, SIZE bytes per integer\n\
+"), stdout);
+      fputs (_("\
 \n\
 SIZE is a number.  For TYPE in doux, SIZE may also be C for\n\
 sizeof(char), S for sizeof(short), I for sizeof(int) or L for\n\
-"), stdout);
-      fputs (_("\
 sizeof(long).  If TYPE is f, SIZE may also be F for sizeof(float), D\n\
 for sizeof(double) or L for sizeof(long double).\n\
+"), stdout);
+      fputs (_("\
 \n\
 RADIX is d for decimal, o for octal, x for hexadecimal or n for none.\n\
 BYTES is hexadecimal with 0x or 0X prefix, it is multiplied by 512\n\
-"), stdout);
-      fputs (_("\
 with b suffix, by 1024 with k and by 1048576 with m.  Adding a z suffix to\n\
 any type adds a display of printable characters to the end of each line\n\
-of output.  -s without a number implies 3.  -w without a number implies 32.\n\
+of output.  \
+"), stdout);
+      fputs (_("\
+-s without a number implies 3.  -w without a number implies 32.\n\
 By default, od uses -A o -t d2 -w 16.\n\
 "), stdout);
       puts (_("\nReport bugs to <bug-textutils@gnu.org>."));
diff --git a/src/tail.c b/src/tail.c
index 04a5e6e89..da757ad15 100644
--- a/src/tail.c
+++ b/src/tail.c
@@ -285,19 +285,26 @@ Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.\n\
 If the first character of N (the number of bytes or lines) is a `+',\n\
 print beginning with the Nth item from the start of each file, otherwise,\n\
 print the last N items in the file.  N may have a multiplier suffix:\n\
-b for 512, k for 1024, m for 1048576 (1 Meg).  A first OPTION of -VALUE\n\
+b for 512, k for 1024, m for 1048576 (1 Meg).  \
+"), stdout);
+     fputs (_("\
+A first OPTION of -VALUE\n\
 or +VALUE is treated like -n VALUE or -n +VALUE unless VALUE has one of\n\
 the [bkm] suffix multipliers, in which case it is treated like -c VALUE\n\
+or -c +VALUE.  \
 "), stdout);
      fputs (_("\
-or -c +VALUE.  Warning: a first option of +VALUE is obsolescent, and support\n\
+Warning: a first option of +VALUE is obsolescent, and support\n\
 for it will be withdrawn.\n\
 \n\
+"), stdout);
+     fputs (_("\
 With --follow (-f), tail defaults to following the file descriptor, which\n\
 means that even if a tail'ed file is renamed, tail will continue to track\n\
-its end.  This default behavior is not desirable when you really want to\n\
+its end.  \
 "), stdout);
      fputs (_("\
+This default behavior is not desirable when you really want to\n\
 track the actual name of the file, not the file descriptor (e.g., log\n\
 rotation).  Use --follow=name in that case.  That causes tail to track the\n\
 named file by reopening it periodically to see if it has been removed and\n\
diff --git a/src/tr.c b/src/tr.c
index a39e50fa8..deaf576fe 100644
--- a/src/tr.c
+++ b/src/tr.c
@@ -378,12 +378,16 @@ Interpreted sequences are:\n\
 \n\
 Translation occurs if -d is not given and both SET1 and SET2 appear.\n\
 -t may be used only when translating.  SET2 is extended to length of\n\
-SET1 by repeating its last character as necessary.  Excess characters\n\
-of SET2 are ignored.  Only [:lower:] and [:upper:] are guaranteed to\n\
+SET1 by repeating its last character as necessary.  \
 "), stdout);
      fputs (_("\
+Excess characters\n\
+of SET2 are ignored.  Only [:lower:] and [:upper:] are guaranteed to\n\
 expand in ascending order; used in SET2 while translating, they may\n\
-only be used in pairs to specify case conversion.  -s uses SET1 if not\n\
+only be used in pairs to specify case conversion.  \
+"), stdout);
+     fputs (_("\
+-s uses SET1 if not\n\
 translating nor deleting; else squeezing uses SET2 and occurs after\n\
 translation or deletion.\n\
 "), stdout);