GNU bug report logs - #16061
Error in the message for src/shuf.c:73 in 8.22-pre3

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Philipp Thomas <pth <at> suse.de>

Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2013 20:55:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>

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From: Philipp Thomas <pth <at> suse.de>
To: 16061 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#16061: Error in the message for src/shuf.c:73 in 8.22-pre3
Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2013 21:54:04 +0100

The description for the -r option for shuf in 8.22-pre3 reads:

"  -r, --repetitions         output COUNT items, allowing repetition.\n"
"                              -n 1 is implied if not specified.\n"

Which is confusing as to what COUNT relates to.

Philipp
This bug report was last modified 11 years and 165 days ago.

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