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diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index 42558a3ae..4687defbe 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -2040,11 +2040,9 @@ pr [@var{option}]@dots{} [@var{file}]@dots{} By default, a 5-line header is printed at each page: two blank lines; a line with the date, the file name, and the page count; and two more blank lines. A footer of five blank lines is also printed. -With the @option{-F} -option, a 3-line header is printed: the leading two blank lines are -omitted; no footer is used. The default @var{page_length} in both cases is 66 -lines. The default number of text lines changes from 56 (without @option{-F}) -to 63 (with @option{-F}). The text line of the header takes the form +The default @var{page_length} is 66 +lines. The default number of text lines is therefore 56. +The text line of the header takes the form @samp{@var{date} @var{string} @var{page}}, with spaces inserted around @var{string} so that the line takes up the full @var{page_width}. Here, @var{date} is the date (see the @option{-D} or @option{--date-format} @@ -2198,9 +2196,8 @@ is 8). @opindex -F @opindex -f @opindex --form-feed -Use a form feed instead of newlines to separate output pages. The default -page length of 66 lines is not altered. But the number of lines of text -per page changes from default 56 to 63 lines. +Use a form feed instead of newlines to separate output pages. This does +not alter the default page length of 66 lines. @item -h @var{HEADER} @itemx --header=@var{HEADER} @@ -2240,9 +2237,8 @@ to disentangle the old (@acronym{POSIX}-compliant) options @option{-w} and @opindex --length Set the page length to @var{page_length} (default 66) lines, including the lines of the header [and the footer]. If @var{page_length} is less -than or equal to 10 (or <= 3 with @option{-F}), the header and footer are -omitted, and all form feeds set in input files are eliminated, as if -the @option{-T} option had been given. +than or equal to 10, the header and footer are omitted, as if the +@option{-t} option had been given. @item -m @itemx --merge |