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-rw-r--r--doc/coreutils.texi6
-rw-r--r--src/od.c4
-rw-r--r--src/pr.c4
3 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi
index 6f24dd356..52838e747 100644
--- a/doc/coreutils.texi
+++ b/doc/coreutils.texi
@@ -2518,7 +2518,7 @@ three column options (@option{-COLUMN}|@option{-a -COLUMN}|@option{-m}) unless
@option{-w} is set. This is a @acronym{POSIX}-compliant formulation.
-@item -S@var{string}
+@item -S[@var{string}]
@itemx --sep-string[=@var{string}]
@opindex -S
@opindex --sep-string
@@ -2528,8 +2528,8 @@ does not affect line truncation or column alignment.
Without @option{-S}, and with @option{-J}, @command{pr} uses the default output
separator, TAB@.
Without @option{-S} or @option{-J}, @command{pr} uses a @samp{space}
-(same as @option{-S"@w{ }"}). @option{--sep-string} with no
-@samp{=@var{string}} is equivalent to @option{--sep-string=""}.
+(same as @option{-S"@w{ }"}).
+If no @samp{@var{string}} argument is specified, @samp{""} is assumed.
@item -t
@itemx --omit-header
diff --git a/src/od.c b/src/od.c
index 2da282511..759379692 100644
--- a/src/od.c
+++ b/src/od.c
@@ -313,10 +313,10 @@ All arguments to long options are mandatory for short options.\n\
"), stdout);
fputs (_("\
-N, --read-bytes=BYTES limit dump to BYTES input bytes\n\
- -S, --strings[=BYTES] output strings of at least BYTES graphic chars\n\
+ -S BYTES, --strings[=BYTES] output strings of at least BYTES graphic chars\n\
-t, --format=TYPE select output format or formats\n\
-v, --output-duplicates do not use * to mark line suppression\n\
- -w, --width[=BYTES] output BYTES bytes per output line\n\
+ -w[BYTES], --width[=BYTES] output BYTES bytes per output line\n\
--traditional accept arguments in traditional form\n\
"), stdout);
fputs (HELP_OPTION_DESCRIPTION, stdout);
diff --git a/src/pr.c b/src/pr.c
index 4f949de24..f1e310f90 100644
--- a/src/pr.c
+++ b/src/pr.c
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
compliant formulation. The source code translates -s into
the new options -S and -J, also -W if required.
- -S STRING, --sep-string[=STRING]
+ -S[STRING], --sep-string[=STRING]
Separate columns by any string STRING. The -S option
doesn't react upon the -W/-w option (unlike -s option
does). It defines a separator nothing else.
@@ -2842,7 +2842,7 @@ Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.\n\
options (-COLUMN|-a -COLUMN|-m) except -w is set\n\
"), stdout);
fputs (_("\
- -SSTRING, --sep-string[=STRING]\n\
+ -S[STRING], --sep-string[=STRING]\n\
separate columns by STRING,\n\
without -S: Default separator <TAB> with -J and <space>\n\
otherwise (same as -S\" \"), no effect on column options\n\