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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/coreutils.texi | 14 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index 9197cb426..c4f3a07c1 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -16909,12 +16909,14 @@ N-M from N'th to M'th field (inclusive) @item --format=@var{format} @opindex --format Use printf-style floating FORMAT string. The @var{format} string must contain -one @samp{%f} directive, optionally with @samp{'}, @samp{-}, @samp{0}, or width -modifiers. The @samp{'} modifier will enable @option{--grouping}, the @samp{-} -modifier will enable left-aligned @option{--padding} and the width modifier will -enable right-aligned @option{--padding}. The @samp{0} width modifier -(without the @samp{-} modifier) will generate leading zeros on the number, -up to the specified width. +one @samp{%f} directive, optionally with @samp{'}, @samp{-}, @samp{0}, width +or precision modifiers. The @samp{'} modifier will enable @option{--grouping}, +the @samp{-} modifier will enable left-aligned @option{--padding} and the width +modifier will enable right-aligned @option{--padding}. The @samp{0} width +modifier (without the @samp{-} modifier) will generate leading zeros on the +number, up to the specified width. A precision specification like @samp{%.1f} +will override the precision determined from the input data or set due to +@option{--to} option auto scaling. @item --from=@var{unit} @opindex --from |