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pwd(1) man page: Unclear "avoid" wording

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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#70814: closed (pwd(1) man page: Unclear "avoid" wording)
Date: Tue, 07 May 2024 12:36:02 +0000

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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

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From: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
To: Bruce Jerrick <bmj001 <at> gmail.com>, 70814-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#70814: pwd(1) man page: Unclear "avoid" wording
Date: Tue, 7 May 2024 13:34:50 +0100

On 07/05/2024 05:19, Bruce Jerrick wrote:
> This wording in the pwd(1) man page is unclear:
> 
>      -P, --physical
>          avoid all symlinks
> 
> "resolve all symlinks" would be much better wording.

Pushed that in your name.

Marking this as done.

thanks,
Pádraig

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