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[PATCH] doc/man/emacsclient.1: order options alphabetically

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From: Jari Aalto <jari.aalto <at> cante.net>
To: submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [PATH] doc/man/emacsclient.1: order options alphabetically
Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2010 16:19:15 +0200

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Package: emacs
Version: 23.2+1-5.1
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch

Options in GNU manual pages many times list options in alphabetical order;
see cp(1) etc. The following patch adjusts emacsclient.1 as well. The patch
s against Git:

    74bd01f 2010-12-12  Merge branch 'master' of git://git.sv.gnu.org/emacs

[ doc/man/ChangeLog ]

2010-12-12  Jari Aalto  <jari.aalto <at> cante.net>

	* emacsclient.1: Order options alhabetically.

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From 79390367aba643998085751fb8584cfa244be6cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jari Aalto <jari.aalto <at> cante.net>
Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2010 11:31:54 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] doc/man/emacsclient.1: order options alphabetically
Organization: Private
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Signed-off-by: Jari Aalto <jari.aalto <at> cante.net>
---
 doc/man/emacsclient.1 |   30 +++++++++++++++---------------
 1 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/man/emacsclient.1 b/doc/man/emacsclient.1
index 16bfb73..6af699e 100644
--- a/doc/man/emacsclient.1
+++ b/doc/man/emacsclient.1
@@ -49,36 +49,36 @@ If you set the variable `server-window' to a window or a frame, `C-x
 The programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long
 options starting with two dashes (`-').
 .TP
-.B \-nw, \-t, \-\-tty
-open a new Emacs frame on the current terminal
+.B \-a, \-\-alternate-editor=EDITOR
+if the Emacs server is not running, run the specified editor instead.
+This can also be specified via the `ALTERNATE_EDITOR' environment variable.
+If the value of EDITOR is the empty string, then Emacs is started in
+daemon mode and emacsclient will try to connect to it.
 .TP
 .B -c, \-\-create-frame
 create a new frame instead of trying to use the current Emacs frame
 .TP
+.B \-d, \-\-display=DISPLAY
+tell the server to display the files on the given display.
+.TP
 .B \-e, \-\-eval
 do not visit files but instead evaluate the arguments as Emacs
 Lisp expressions.
 .TP
+.B \-f, \-\-server-file=FILENAME
+use TCP configuration file FILENAME for communication.
+This can also be specified via the `EMACS_SERVER_FILE' environment variable.
+.TP
 .B \-n, \-\-no-wait
 returns
 immediately without waiting for you to "finish" the buffer in Emacs.
 .TP
+.B \-nw, \-t, \-\-tty
+open a new Emacs frame on the current terminal
+.TP
 .B \-s, \-\-socket-name=FILENAME
 use socket named FILENAME for communication.
 .TP
-.B \-f, \-\-server-file=FILENAME
-use TCP configuration file FILENAME for communication.
-This can also be specified via the `EMACS_SERVER_FILE' environment variable.
-.TP
-.B \-a, \-\-alternate-editor=EDITOR
-if the Emacs server is not running, run the specified editor instead.
-This can also be specified via the `ALTERNATE_EDITOR' environment variable.
-If the value of EDITOR is the empty string, then Emacs is started in
-daemon mode and emacsclient will try to connect to it.
-.TP
-.B \-d, \-\-display=DISPLAY
-tell the server to display the files on the given display.
-.TP
 .B \-V, \-\-version
 print version information and exit
 .TP
-- 
1.7.2.3

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Message #10 received at 7620 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Jari Aalto <jari.aalto <at> cante.net>
Cc: 7620 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#7620: [PATH] doc/man/emacsclient.1: order options
	alphabetically
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 11:42:56 +0800

Jari Aalto <jari.aalto <at> cante.net> writes:

> Options in GNU manual pages many times list options in alphabetical order;
> see cp(1) etc. The following patch adjusts emacsclient.1 as well.

Committed, thanks.

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