From 6a0dea3ca072d01342064f0421acc6b2c97c12f4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Eggert Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:29:18 +0200 Subject: Clarify what "cat" documentation means by "blank" lines. * doc/coreutils.texi (cat invocation): "Blank" lines actually mean empty lines. * src/cat.c (usage): Say that "nonblank" means nonempty. Clarify --squeeze-blank. --- doc/coreutils.texi | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index 4ba2fb9a6..4fdee3ecb 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -1308,7 +1308,7 @@ Equivalent to @option{-vET}. @itemx --number-nonblank @opindex -b @opindex --number-nonblank -Number all nonblank output lines, starting with 1. +Number all nonempty output lines, starting with 1. @item -e @opindex -e @@ -1330,8 +1330,9 @@ Number all output lines, starting with 1. @itemx --squeeze-blank @opindex -s @opindex --squeeze-blank -@cindex squeezing blank lines -Replace multiple adjacent blank lines with a single blank line. +@cindex squeezing empty lines +Suppress repeated adjacent empty lines; output just one empty line +instead of several. @item -t @opindex -t -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2