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cat manpage should refer to tac

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Rodrigo Campos <rodrigo <at> sdfg.com.ar>
Subject: bug#7250: closed (Re: bug#7250: cat manpage should refer to tac)
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 06:35:03 +0000

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Your bug report

#7250: cat manpage should refer to tac

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 7250 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: Rodrigo Campos <rodrigo <at> sdfg.com.ar>
Cc: 7250-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#7250: cat manpage should refer to tac
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 08:38:39 +0200

Rodrigo Campos wrote:
> 'tac' by default does the same as cat, but in reverse order. I didn't know about
> 'tac' and it took me a while (about 5 minutes, but anyways :-P) to find it. I
> think having a "see also tac" on cat's manpage could be useful and save people
> some time :)
>
> The attached patch does this. I almost copy from 543696a (doc: add a cross
> reference from tac's man page to "rev") so I think it should be ok. But please
> let me know.
>
> Subject: [PATCH] doc: add a cross reference from cat's man page to "tac"
>
> man/cat.x: See also "tac"

Thank you.  Pushed.
I prepended the usual "* " ChangeLog file name marker in the log message:

* man/cat.x: See also "tac"

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From: Rodrigo Campos <rodrigo <at> sdfg.com.ar>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: cat manpage should refer to tac
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:00:40 -0300

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Hi,

Please keep me in Cc: since I'm not subscribed.

'tac' by default does the same as cat, but in reverse order. I didn't know about
'tac' and it took me a while (about 5 minutes, but anyways :-P) to find it. I
think having a "see also tac" on cat's manpage could be useful and save people
some time :)

The attached patch does this. I almost copy from 543696a (doc: add a cross
reference from tac's man page to "rev") so I think it should be ok. But please
let me know.



Thanks a lot,
Rodrigo

[0001-doc-add-a-cross-reference-from-cat-s-man-page-to-tac.patch (text/x-diff, attachment)]

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