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csplit: help document: +/- is not required before OFFSET

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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#53574: closed (csplit: help document: +/- is not required
 before OFFSET)
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2022 13:12:01 +0000

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From: Jun-T <takimoto-j <at> kba.biglobe.ne.jp>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: csplit: help document: +/- is not required before OFFSET
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2022 16:28:27 +0900

'csplit --help' (and 'man csplit') says:
   A line OFFSET is a required '+' or '-' followed by a positive integer.

But I think the '+' or '-' is optional, not required.

'info csplit' just says:
   The optional OFFSET is an integer

I think this is correct since 'an integer' can be 3, +3 or -3.

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Jun Takimoto

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From: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
To: Jun-T <takimoto-j <at> kba.biglobe.ne.jp>, 53574-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#53574: csplit: help document: +/- is not required before
 OFFSET
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2022 13:10:38 +0000

On 27/01/2022 07:28, Jun-T wrote:
> 'csplit --help' (and 'man csplit') says:
>     A line OFFSET is a required '+' or '-' followed by a positive integer.
> 
> But I think the '+' or '-' is optional, not required.
> 
> 'info csplit' just says:
>     The optional OFFSET is an integer
> 
> I think this is correct since 'an integer' can be 3, +3 or -3.

Good point. Pushed the following:
https://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=coreutils.git;a=commitdiff;h=4a0a8fdbe

Marking this as done.

thanks,
Pádraig

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