GNU bug report logs - #6175
dirname manpage and info page partially wrong/misleading

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Message #23 received at 6175 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: Eric Blake <eblake <at> redhat.com>
Cc: 6175 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, chealer <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#6175: [PATCH] dirname: tweak summary wording
Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2010 07:55:29 +0200

Eric Blake wrote:
> * doc/coreutils.texi (dirname invocation): Reword to be more
> precise.
> * src/dirname.c (usage): Likewise.
> * THANKS: Update.
> Reported by Filipus Klutiero, bug 6175.
...
> diff --git a/src/dirname.c b/src/dirname.c
> index 4f18fe9..f6997c3 100644
> --- a/src/dirname.c
> +++ b/src/dirname.c
> @@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ Usage: %s NAME\n\
>  "),
>                program_name, program_name);
>        fputs (_("\
> -Print NAME with its trailing /component removed; if NAME contains no /'s,\n\
> -output `.' (meaning the current directory).\n\
> +Print NAME with its last non-slash component and trailing slashes removed;\n\
> +if NAME contains no /'s, output `.' (meaning the current directory).\n\

Looks fine.  I know it was there in the original too,
but s/output/print/ sounds a little better.

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