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[PATCH] ln: fix position of --backup values description

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From: Erik Auerswald <auerswal <at> unix-ag.uni-kl.de>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: [PATCH] ln: fix position of --backup values description
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2011 22:24:35 +0100

From a8b44ddbfa9b1e75dbaabbe69bb535ed045fbf0a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Auerswald <auerswal <at> unix-ag.uni-kl.de>
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2011 22:07:29 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] ln: fix position of --backup values description

* src/ln.c (usage): A paragraph describing interactions of -s
with -L and -P somehow snuck in between the description of the
--backup option and the values used to control it. Fix this by
moving the value description up.
---
 src/ln.c |   10 +++++-----
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/ln.c b/src/ln.c
index 3e63bea..88737ed 100644
--- a/src/ln.c
+++ b/src/ln.c
@@ -385,17 +385,17 @@ The version control method may be selected via the --backup option or through\n\
 the VERSION_CONTROL environment variable.  Here are the values:\n\
 \n\
 "), stdout);
-      printf (_("\
-Using -s ignores -L and -P.  Otherwise, the last option specified controls\n\
-behavior when the source is a symbolic link, defaulting to %s.\n\
-\n\
-"), LINK_FOLLOWS_SYMLINKS ? "-L" : "-P");
       fputs (_("\
   none, off       never make backups (even if --backup is given)\n\
   numbered, t     make numbered backups\n\
   existing, nil   numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise\n\
   simple, never   always make simple backups\n\
+\n\
 "), stdout);
+      printf (_("\
+Using -s ignores -L and -P.  Otherwise, the last option specified controls\n\
+behavior when the source is a symbolic link, defaulting to %s.\n\
+"), LINK_FOLLOWS_SYMLINKS ? "-L" : "-P");
       emit_ancillary_info ();
     }
   exit (status);
-- 
1.7.7.3

Message #10 received at 10079-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: Erik Auerswald <auerswal <at> unix-ag.uni-kl.de>
Cc: 10079-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#10079: [PATCH] ln: fix position of --backup values description
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2011 08:52:04 +0100

Erik Auerswald wrote:
...
> Subject: [PATCH] ln: fix position of --backup values description
>
> * src/ln.c (usage): A paragraph describing interactions of -s
> with -L and -P somehow snuck in between the description of the
> --backup option and the values used to control it. Fix this by
> moving the value description up.

Well spotted.  Thanks!
Applied verbatim and pushed.

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