GNU bug report logs - #28514
Error in --help-text

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Package: gzip;

Reported by: Mark Roberts <mroberts <at> rapid-arts-movement.de>

Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2017 15:30:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

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From: Mark Roberts <mroberts <at> rapid-arts-movement.de>
To: 28514 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#28514: Error in --help-text
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2017 10:43:50 +0200 (CEST)

Dear maintainer,

there is an error in the text issued by gzexe when invoked with

	gzexe --help

It says "Rename each FILE with a compressed version of itself" ...

It should say "Replace each FILE with a compressed version of itself" ...

In fact it should also explain better what the program does. Something 
like

	"Replace each FILE (assumed to be executable) by a compressed
	version of itself while retaining executability".

As it stands there is no indication that the result of an executable is 
still executable, which is of course the whole point.

Version info:
gzexe (gzip) 1.7


Hope this helps,
Mark Roberts
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