GNU bug report logs - #22909
Manpage test(1): Obsolescent logical operators

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From: Eric Blake <eblake <at> redhat.com>
To: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>, Pádraig Brady
 <P <at> draigbrady.com>
Cc: 22909 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#22909: [PATCH] test: Document that -a and -o are undesirable
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2016 11:43:05 -0700

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On 03/04/2016 10:51 AM, Jim Meyering wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 9:50 AM, Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net> wrote:
>> On Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 9:12 AM, Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigbrady.com> wrote:
>>> On 04/03/16 08:55, Eric Blake wrote:
>> ...
>>>> +NOTE: Use of binary -a and -o create inherently ambiguous situations.
>>
>> I like that, too. Thanks. One nit: s/create/creates/
> 
> Or perhaps better/shorter still:
> 
>   Binary -a and -o are inherently ambiguous.

I like it; I'll push with that wording.

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Eric Blake   eblake redhat com    +1-919-301-3266
Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org

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