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| -rw-r--r-- | src/sort.c | 16 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/src/sort.c b/src/sort.c index 3e94a6e79..4a87148e2 100644 --- a/src/sort.c +++ b/src/sort.c @@ -457,8 +457,7 @@ Other options:\n\ If F is - then read names from standard input\n\ "), stdout); fputs (_("\ - -k, --key=POS1[,POS2] start a key at POS1 (origin 1), end it at POS2\n\ - (default end of line). See POS syntax below\n\ + -k, --key=KEYDEF sort via a key; KEYDEF gives location and type\n\ -m, --merge merge already sorted files; do not sort\n\ "), stdout); fputs (_("\ @@ -483,13 +482,14 @@ Other options:\n\ fputs (VERSION_OPTION_DESCRIPTION, stdout); fputs (_("\ \n\ -POS is F[.C][OPTS], where F is the field number and C the character position\n\ -in the field; both are origin 1. If neither -t nor -b is in effect, characters\ +KEYDEF is F[.C][OPTS][,F[.C][OPTS]] for start and stop position, where F is a\n\ +field number and C a character position in the field; both are origin 1, and\n\ +the stop position defaults to the line's end. If neither -t nor -b is in\n\ +effect, characters in a field are counted from the beginning of the preceding\n\ +whitespace. OPTS is one or more single-letter ordering options [bdfgiMhnRrV],\ \n\ -in a field are counted from the beginning of the preceding whitespace. OPTS is\ -\n\ -one or more single-letter ordering options, which override global ordering\n\ -options for that key. If no key is given, use the entire line as the key.\n\ +which override global ordering options for that key. If no key is given, use\n\ +the entire line as the key.\n\ \n\ SIZE may be followed by the following multiplicative suffixes:\n\ "), stdout); |