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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: Bruce Jerrick <bmj001 <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#70814: closed (Re: bug#70814: pwd(1) man page: Unclear
 "avoid" wording)
Date: Tue, 07 May 2024 12:36:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#70814: pwd(1) man page: Unclear "avoid" wording

which was filed against the coreutils package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 70814 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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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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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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