GNU bug report logs - #5991
[bug#5958 PATCH] docs: document translation of obsolete sort syntax

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Eric Blake <eblake <at> redhat.com>

Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 22:34:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 5958

Fixed in version 8.5

Done: Eric Blake <eblake <at> redhat.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eric Blake <eblake <at> redhat.com>
To: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
Cc: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>, 5991 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#5991: [bug#5958 PATCH] docs: document translation of obsolete sort syntax
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 08:00:12 -0600

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On 04/21/2010 03:19 AM, Jim Meyering wrote:
>> Looks good.
>> Hopefully this will encourage people to change from the old to new format.
>> Perhaps s/translates/is equivalent/; s/-k/-k /;
> 
> Another suggestion, to make it clearer why you'll want to convert:
> 
> s/The/The obsolete/

Pushed, with those tweaks.

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Eric Blake   eblake <at> redhat.com    +1-801-349-2682
Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org


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