From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Thu Apr 08 07:23:38 2010 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 8 Apr 2010 11:23:38 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Nzpph-0002Wn-MS for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 08 Apr 2010 07:23:38 -0400 Received: from mail.gnu.org ([199.232.76.166] helo=mx10.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NzoVH-0001wZ-ES for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 08 Apr 2010 05:58:27 -0400 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]:41131) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NzoVE-0008Ir-L0 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 08 Apr 2010 05:58:24 -0400 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NzoVE-00040b-6g for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Thu, 08 Apr 2010 05:58:24 -0400 Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=59218 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NzoVB-0003zt-Vw for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Thu, 08 Apr 2010 05:58:22 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.0 (2010-01-18) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.0 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NzoV9-0000lX-SP for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Thu, 08 Apr 2010 05:58:21 -0400 Received: from excession.spiral-arm.org ([80.68.89.77]:34414) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NzoV9-0000lE-OF; Thu, 08 Apr 2010 05:58:19 -0400 Received: from orbital.spiral-arm.org (unknown [188.141.123.31]) by excession.spiral-arm.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1DDBE8014; Thu, 8 Apr 2010 10:58:16 +0100 (BST) Received: by orbital.spiral-arm.org (Postfix, from userid 1027) id 3DBD7DE086; Thu, 8 Apr 2010 10:59:01 +0100 (IST) From: James Youngman To: bug-coreutils@gnu.org Subject: [PATCH] Explain what makes a 'word' as counted by wc. Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 10:58:52 +0100 Message-Id: <1270720732-25128-1-git-send-email-jay@gnu.org> X-Mailer: git-send-email 1.7.0 In-Reply-To: <4BA83D2C.1020801@tlinx.org> References: <4BA83D2C.1020801@tlinx.org> To: bug-coreutils@gnu.org X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. 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A word is a non-zero-length sequence of characters\n\ +delimited by white space.\n\ -c, --bytes print the byte counts\n\ -m, --chars print the character counts\n\ -l, --lines print the newline counts\n\ -- 1.7.0 From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Thu Apr 08 18:15:50 2010 Received: (at 5861-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 8 Apr 2010 22:15:51 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1O000s-0008QP-D9 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:15:50 -0400 Received: from smtp3-g21.free.fr ([212.27.42.3]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1O000p-0008QJ-U1 for 5861-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:15:49 -0400 Received: from smtp3-g21.free.fr (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp3-g21.free.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 920A2818076; Fri, 9 Apr 2010 00:15:39 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mx.meyering.net (mx.meyering.net [82.230.74.64]) by smtp3-g21.free.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id B4C6A8180CE; Fri, 9 Apr 2010 00:15:37 +0200 (CEST) Received: by rho.meyering.net (Acme Bit-Twister, from userid 1000) id 97E199F5; Fri, 9 Apr 2010 00:15:37 +0200 (CEST) From: Jim Meyering To: James Youngman Subject: Re: bug#5861: [PATCH] Explain what makes a 'word' as counted by wc. 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