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Typo in rm(1)

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Reuben Thomas <rrt <at> sc3d.org>
Subject: bug#18187: closed (Re: bug#18187: Typo in rm(1))
Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2014 10:49:03 +0000

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Your bug report

#18187: Typo in rm(1)

which was filed against the coreutils package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 18187 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
To: Reuben Thomas <rrt <at> sc3d.org>
Cc: 18187-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#18187: Typo in rm(1)
Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2014 11:47:49 +0100

On 08/04/2014 11:16 AM, Reuben Thomas wrote:
> rm(1) has a synopsis in which "FILE…" is a mandatory argument; the info
> page (correctly) has it optional. (Alternatively, you could add a separate
> synopsis line for -f, which seems to be the only flag that makes the FILE
> argument optional.)

Pushed that fix in your name at:
http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=coreutils.git;a=commitdiff;h=9bcc6261

thanks,
Pádraig.

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From: Reuben Thomas <rrt <at> sc3d.org>
To: bug-coreutils <bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Typo in rm(1)
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2014 11:16:02 +0100

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rm(1) has a synopsis in which "FILE…" is a mandatory argument; the info
page (correctly) has it optional. (Alternatively, you could add a separate
synopsis line for -f, which seems to be the only flag that makes the FILE
argument optional.)

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