GNU bug report logs - #70814
pwd(1) man page: Unclear "avoid" wording

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Bruce Jerrick <bmj001 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 7 May 2024 06:40:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Bruce Jerrick <bmj001 <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: pwd(1) man page: Unclear "avoid" wording
Date: Mon, 6 May 2024 21:19:21 -0700

This wording in the pwd(1) man page is unclear:

    -P, --physical
        avoid all symlinks

"resolve all symlinks" would be much better wording.

-- Bruce Jerrick
This bug report was last modified 1 year and 75 days ago.

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