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[PATCH] stat: use a colon before a list, and don't use backticks as quotes

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#43707: closed ([PATCH] stat: use a colon before a list, and
 don't use backticks as quotes)
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 21:09:01 +0000

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Your message dated Tue, 29 Sep 2020 22:07:56 +0100
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has caused the debbugs.gnu.org bug report #43707,
regarding [PATCH] stat: use a colon before a list, and don't use backticks as quotes
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From: Benno Schulenberg <bensberg <at> telfort.nl>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: [PATCH] stat: use a colon before a list,
 and don't use backticks as quotes
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 14:31:52 +0200

* src/stat.c (usage): Replace a mistaken semicolon with a colon,
  and replace mistaken backticks with single quotes.  Also reorder
  some words, for clarity.
---
 src/stat.c | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/stat.c b/src/stat.c
index 4e6c2aa86..1c09073a2 100644
--- a/src/stat.c
+++ b/src/stat.c
@@ -1717,10 +1717,10 @@ Display file or file system status.\n\
       fputs (VERSION_OPTION_DESCRIPTION, stdout);
 
       fputs (_("\n\
-The --cached MODE argument can be; always, never, or default.\n\
-`always` will use cached attributes if available, while\n\
-`never` will try to synchronize with the latest attributes, and\n\
-`default` will leave it up to the underlying file system.\n\
+The MODE argument of --cached can be: always, never, or default.\n\
+'always' will use cached attributes if available, while\n\
+'never' will try to synchronize with the latest attributes, and\n\
+'default' will leave it up to the underlying file system.\n\
 "), stdout);
 
       fputs (_("\n\
-- 
2.25.4

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From: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
To: Benno Schulenberg <bensberg <at> telfort.nl>, 43707-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#43707: [PATCH] stat: use a colon before a list, and don't use
 backticks as quotes
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 22:07:56 +0100

On 29/09/2020 13:31, Benno Schulenberg wrote:
> * src/stat.c (usage): Replace a mistaken semicolon with a colon,
>    and replace mistaken backticks with single quotes.  Also reorder
>    some words, for clarity.

Pushed at:
https://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=coreutils.git;a=commitdiff;h=v8.32-55-gebaffa509

thanks!
Pádraig

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