From 39285f6008a26ff1d5facbffcbf12f57d60564d1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Pádraig Brady Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 17:28:51 +0100 Subject: doc: clarify the operation of the comm -123 parameters * src/comm.c (usage): give more information on the -123 parameters, with examples to show that they can be combined. Addresses . * doc/coreutils.texi (comm invocation): Mention that the column separators are suppressed along with the column. Suggestion from Dan Jacobson. * man/comm.x: Reference other commands that match adjacent lines. * man/join.x: ditto. * man/uniq.x: ditto. --- doc/coreutils.texi | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index b96fdb202..1a3075ffe 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -4565,7 +4565,7 @@ Columns are separated by a single TAB character. @opindex -2 @opindex -3 The options @option{-1}, @option{-2}, and @option{-3} suppress printing of -the corresponding columns. Also see @ref{Common options}. +the corresponding columns (and separators). Also see @ref{Common options}. Unlike some other comparison utilities, @command{comm} has an exit status that does not depend on the result of the comparison. -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2