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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: Benno Schulenberg <bensberg <at> telfort.nl>
Subject: bug#43707: closed (Re: bug#43707: [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 bug report

#43707: [PATCH] stat: use a colon before a list, and don't use backticks as quotes

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 43707 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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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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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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