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diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index a949ffcac..789cd68e5 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -8621,21 +8621,26 @@ Conversions: Convert EBCDIC to ASCII, using the conversion table specified by POSIX@. This provides a 1:1 translation for all 256 bytes. +This option implies @samp{conv=unblock}; input is converted to +ASCII before trailing spaces are deleted. @item ebcdic @opindex ebcdic@r{, converting to} Convert ASCII to EBCDIC@. This is the inverse of the @samp{ascii} conversion. +This option implies @samp{conv=block}; trailing spaces are added +before being converted to EBCDIC@. @item ibm @opindex alternate ebcdic@r{, converting to} -Convert ASCII to alternate EBCDIC, -using the alternate conversion table specified by POSIX@. +This acts like @samp{conv=ebcdic}, except it +uses the alternate conversion table specified by POSIX@. This is not a 1:1 translation, but reflects common historical practice for @samp{~}, @samp{[}, and @samp{]}. The @samp{ascii}, @samp{ebcdic}, and @samp{ibm} conversions are -mutually exclusive. +mutually exclusive. If you use any of these options, you should also +use the @samp{cbs=} option. @item block @opindex block @r{(space-padding)} |