From 0d279d2378c144fa119bacbd7f18685698739d55 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jim Meyering Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 12:48:31 +0200 Subject: * coreutils.texi (factor invocation, expr invocation): Adjust wording. --- doc/coreutils.texi | 21 +++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index f5a2e41a1..9d9eeb008 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -11068,18 +11068,19 @@ however. By default, @command{expr} performs operations using native arithmetic types, but if a numeric overflow occurs and @command{expr} was built -with support for the GNU MP library, @command{expr}, it will switch to -using arbitrary-precision arithmetic. +with support for the GNU MP library, @command{expr}, it +uses arbitrary-precision arithmetic. Apart from @option{--help} and @option{--version} (@pxref{Common options}), the following options are supported: @table @samp @item --bignum -Forces the use of the GNU MP library. +Perform arithmetic operations using unlimited precision via the GNU MP library. @item --no-bignum -Forces the use of native operations only. In the event of a numeric -overflow, @command{expr} will fail, even if GNU MP is available. +Use only limited-precision native operations. +In the event of numeric overflow, @command{expr} fails, +even if GNU MP is available. @end table @cindex exit status of @command{expr} @@ -14412,13 +14413,13 @@ Print a short help on standard output, then exit without further processing. @item --bignum -Forces the use of the GNU MP library. By default, @command{factor} -selects between using GNU MP and using native operations on the basis -of the length of the number to be factored. +Always use unlimited precision arithmetic via the GNU MP library. +By default, @command{factor} selects between using GNU MP and using +native operations on the basis of the length of the number to be factored. @item --no-bignum -Forces the use of native operations instead of GNU MP. This causes -@command{factor} to fail for larger inputs. +Always use limited-precision native operations, not GNU MP. +This causes @command{factor} to fail for larger inputs. @item --version Print the program version on standard output, then exit without further -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2