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[patches] two tiny textual fixes for 'touch'

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Message #17 received at 12334 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Benno Schulenberg <bensberg <at> justemail.net>
To: 12334 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12334: [patches] two tiny textual fixes for 'touch'
Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2012 17:47:06 +0200

On Sun, Sep 2, 2012, at 18:10, Jim Meyering wrote:
> Sure, but please s/recognized/accepted/.

Then let it be, as for me "accepted" means just about
the opposite of "ignored".  I chose "recognized" because
'touch' reacts to an option it does not know at all with:
"unrecognized option".

$ touch --the bell
touch: unrecognized option '--the'

Benno

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