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[PATCH] echo: update --help to document edge cases

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From: Florent Flament <contact <at> florentflament.com>
To: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
Cc: 51311 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, mail <at> bernhard-voelker.de
Subject: bug#51311: [PATCH] echo: update --help to document edge cases
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2021 21:22:25 +0200

Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com> writes:
> Thanks for all the input.
> I've now pushed the following to address this:
>
> https://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=coreutils.git;a=commitdiff;h=f60a3981c
>
> Notes:
>   - Brevity in --help and man pages is a feature
>   - I kept the existing NOTE: style in --help to avoid a separate [NOTES] in man
>   - I only detailed the edge cases in the info manual,
>       as directing users to printf(1) is the better most general option
>   - It's easy to get to online info pages now by following the link
>       at the bottom of all man pages

Thanks Pádraig, this is a great update.

Cheers,
Florent

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