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-rw-r--r--src/nl.c16
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/nl.c b/src/nl.c
index a4a48bca8..b276f0935 100644
--- a/src/nl.c
+++ b/src/nl.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ Write each FILE to standard output, with line numbers added.\n\
fputs (_("\
-b, --body-numbering=STYLE use STYLE for numbering body lines\n\
- -d, --section-delimiter=CC use CC for separating logical pages\n\
+ -d, --section-delimiter=CC use CC for logical page delimiters\n\
-f, --footer-numbering=STYLE use STYLE for numbering footer lines\n\
"), stdout);
fputs (_("\
@@ -193,20 +193,20 @@ Write each FILE to standard output, with line numbers added.\n\
-i, --line-increment=NUMBER line number increment at each line\n\
-l, --join-blank-lines=NUMBER group of NUMBER empty lines counted as one\n\
-n, --number-format=FORMAT insert line numbers according to FORMAT\n\
- -p, --no-renumber do not reset line numbers at logical pages\n\
+ -p, --no-renumber do not reset line numbers for each section\n\
-s, --number-separator=STRING add STRING after (possible) line number\n\
"), stdout);
fputs (_("\
- -v, --starting-line-number=NUMBER first line number on each logical page\n\
+ -v, --starting-line-number=NUMBER first line number for each section\n\
-w, --number-width=NUMBER use NUMBER columns for line numbers\n\
"), stdout);
fputs (HELP_OPTION_DESCRIPTION, stdout);
fputs (VERSION_OPTION_DESCRIPTION, stdout);
fputs (_("\
\n\
-By default, selects -v1 -i1 -l1 -sTAB -w6 -nrn -hn -bt -fn. CC are\n\
-two delimiter characters for separating logical pages, a missing\n\
-second character implies :. Type \\\\ for \\. STYLE is one of:\n\
+By default, selects -v1 -i1 -l1 -sTAB -w6 -nrn -hn -bt -fn.\n\
+CC are two delimiter characters used to construct logical page delimiters,\n\
+a missing second character implies :. Type \\\\ for \\. STYLE is one of:\n\
"), stdout);
fputs (_("\
\n\
@@ -298,6 +298,8 @@ proc_body (void)
{
current_type = body_type;
current_regex = &body_regex;
+ if (reset_numbers)
+ line_no = starting_line_number;
putchar ('\n');
}
@@ -308,6 +310,8 @@ proc_footer (void)
{
current_type = footer_type;
current_regex = &footer_regex;
+ if (reset_numbers)
+ line_no = starting_line_number;
putchar ('\n');
}