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| -rw-r--r-- | ChangeLog | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | src/uniq.c | 6 |
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@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2007-12-19 Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu> + + * src/uniq.c (usage): Improve wording in --help "Note". + 2007-12-18 Jim Meyering <meyering@redhat.com> * src/uniq.c (usage): Note that sorting uniq's input is often useful. diff --git a/src/uniq.c b/src/uniq.c index b5c92e078..1a54055b3 100644 --- a/src/uniq.c +++ b/src/uniq.c @@ -170,10 +170,8 @@ Fields are skipped before chars.\n\ "), stdout); fputs (_("\ \n\ -Note: while uniq can be useful even with unsorted input, in most applications\n\ -the input is sorted in a manner consistent with key-selection options.\n\ -E.g., use `sort' if `uniq' uses no such option (or simply use `sort -u');\n\ -use `sort -k 3b' with `uniq -f2'.\n\ +Note: 'uniq' does not detect repeated lines unless they are adjacent.\n\ +You may want to sort the input first, or use `sort -u' without `uniq'.\n\ "), stdout); emit_bug_reporting_address (); } |