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sort(1) doesn't say SEE ALSO uniq(1)

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From: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: sort(1) doesn't say SEE ALSO uniq(1) 
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2012 01:54:21 +0800

sort(1) doesn't say SEE ALSO uniq(1), and vice versa.

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From: Erik Auerswald <auerswal <at> unix-ag.uni-kl.de>
To: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
Cc: 11994 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [PATCH] Re: bug#11994: sort(1) doesn't say SEE ALSO uniq(1)
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2012 01:00:25 +0200

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Hi,

On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 01:54:21AM +0800, jidanni <at> jidanni.org wrote:
> sort(1) doesn't say SEE ALSO uniq(1), and vice versa.

The small attached patch adds that.

Erik
-- 
Golden rule #12: When the comments do not match the code, they probably
                 are both wrong.
                        -- Steven Rostedt

[coreutils-see_also-sort-uniq.patch (text/x-diff, attachment)]

Message #13 received at 11994-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: 11994-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, jidanni <at> jidanni.org
Subject: Re: bug#11994: [PATCH] Re: bug#11994: sort(1) doesn't say SEE ALSO
	uniq(1)
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2012 11:04:08 +0200

Erik Auerswald wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 01:54:21AM +0800, jidanni <at> jidanni.org wrote:
>> sort(1) doesn't say SEE ALSO uniq(1), and vice versa.
>
> The small attached patch adds that.
...
> Subject: [PATCH] doc: mention uniq(1) in sort(1) man-page and vice versa
>
> * man/sort.x: Add SEE ALSO section with entry uniq(1).
> * man/uniq.x: Add sort(1) to SEE ALSO section.
> ---
>  man/sort.x |    2 ++
>  man/uniq.x |    2 +-
>  2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/man/sort.x b/man/sort.x
> index 5c171dd..b0d4a1a 100644
> --- a/man/sort.x
> +++ b/man/sort.x
> @@ -2,3 +2,5 @@
>  sort \- sort lines of text files
>  [DESCRIPTION]
>  .\" Add any additional description here
> +[SEE ALSO]
> +uniq(1)
> diff --git a/man/uniq.x b/man/uniq.x
> index 98a95f9..013cef3 100644
> --- a/man/uniq.x
> +++ b/man/uniq.x
> @@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ uniq \- report or omit repeated lines
>  [DESCRIPTION]
>  .\" Add any additional description here
>  [SEE ALSO]
> -comm(1), join(1)
> +comm(1), join(1), sort(1)

Thanks to both of you.  Applied and pushed.
If I'd waited a minute or two more, I would have thanked
Dan (jidanni) for the suggestion in the commit log.

Message #14 received at 11994-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
To: jim <at> meyering.net
Cc: auerswal <at> unix-ag.uni-kl.de, 11994-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#11994: [PATCH] Re: bug#11994: sort(1) doesn't say SEE ALSO
	uniq(1)
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2012 17:11:55 +0800

>>>>> "JM" == Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net> writes:
JM> If I'd waited a minute or two more, I would have thanked
JM> Dan (jidanni) for the suggestion in the commit log.
No problemo.

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