From 879e8261bbc7cc42f620778155b1e1c9e5ae3ef2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eric Blake Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 11:13:13 -0600 Subject: cat: improve documentation * src/cat.c (usage): Clarify that -b overrides -n. * doc/coreutils.texi (cat invocation): Likewise. * THANKS: Update. Suggested by Chas. Owens, in bug 6383. --- doc/coreutils.texi | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index 102ceaf97..f103bd869 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -1494,7 +1494,8 @@ Display a @samp{$} after the end of each line. @itemx --number @opindex -n @opindex --number -Number all output lines, starting with 1. +Number all output lines, starting with 1. This option is ignored +if @option{-b} is in effect. @item -s @itemx --squeeze-blank -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2