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diff --git a/doc/omni-utils.texi b/doc/omni-utils.texi index 55d686e51..b57265291 100644 --- a/doc/omni-utils.texi +++ b/doc/omni-utils.texi @@ -4574,6 +4574,14 @@ command line. @opindex --directory List just the names of directories, as with other types of files, rather than listing their contents. + +@item -H +@itemx --dereference-command-line +@opindex -H +@opindex --dereference-command-line +@cindex symbolic links, dereferencing +If a command line argument specifies a symbolic link, show information +for the file the link references rather than for the link itself. @item -I PATTERN @itemx --ignore=PATTERN @@ -4598,9 +4606,8 @@ except @samp{..}, and the third ignores names that start with @samp{#}. @opindex -L @opindex --dereference @cindex symbolic links, dereferencing -In a long listing, show file information (e.g., times and permissions) -for the referents of symbolic links rather than for the symbolic links -themselves. +When showing file information for a symbolic link, show information +for the file the link references rather than the link itself. @item -R @itemx --recursive @@ -4672,20 +4679,6 @@ Append a size letter such as @samp{M} for megabytes to each size. Powers of 1024 are used, not 1000; @samp{M} stands for 1,048,576 bytes. Use the @samp{--si} option if you prefer powers of 1000. -@item -H -@itemx --si -@opindex -H -@opindex --si -@cindex SI output -Append a size letter such as @samp{M} for megabytes to each size. (SI -is the International System of Units, which defines these letters as -prefixes.) Powers of 1000 are used, not 1024; @samp{M} stands for -1,000,000 bytes. Use the @samp{-h} or @samp{--human-readable} option if -you prefer powers of 1024. - -Warning: the meaning of @option{-H} will change in the future to conform -to @sc{posix}. Use @option{--si} for the old meaning. - @item -i @itemx --inode @opindex -i @@ -4784,6 +4777,15 @@ systems, it reports sizes that are twice the correct values for files that are NFS-mounted from BSD systems. This is due to a flaw in HP-UX; it also affects the HP-UX @code{ls} program. +@itemx --si +@opindex --si +@cindex SI output +Append a size letter such as @samp{M} for megabytes to each size. (SI +is the International System of Units, which defines these letters as +prefixes.) Powers of 1000 are used, not 1024; @samp{M} stands for +1,000,000 bytes. Use the @samp{-h} or @samp{--human-readable} option if +you prefer powers of 1024. + @end table |