Subject: Re: bug#53574: csplit: help document: +/- is not required before OFFSET
From: Pádraig Brady <[email-masked]>
To: Jun-T <[email-masked]>, [email-masked]
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2022 13:10:38 +0000
List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org>

On 27/01/2022 07:28, Jun-T wrote:
> 'csplit --help' (and 'man csplit') says:
>     A line OFFSET is a required '+' or '-' followed by a positive integer.
> 
> But I think the '+' or '-' is optional, not required.
> 
> 'info csplit' just says:
>     The optional OFFSET is an integer
> 
> I think this is correct since 'an integer' can be 3, +3 or -3.

Good point. Pushed the following:
https://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=coreutils.git;a=commitdiff;h=4a0a8fdbe

Marking this as done.

thanks,
Pádraig