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[patches] two tiny textual fixes for 'touch'

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Message #22 received at 12334-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: Benno Schulenberg <bensberg <at> justemail.net>
Cc: 12334-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12334: [patches] two tiny textual fixes for 'touch'
Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2012 18:55:18 +0200

Benno Schulenberg wrote:
> 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'

Leaving things as-is is fine with me.
I've marked this ticket as "done".

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