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Shorthand on the sort page

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
Subject: bug#9228: closed (Re: bug#9228: Shorthand on the sort page)
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:34:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#9228: Shorthand on the sort page

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 9228 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
Cc: 9228-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#9228: Shorthand on the sort page
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:29:03 +0200

jidanni <at> jidanni.org wrote:
> Shorthand on the sort page
>
>        --sort=WORD
>               sort according to WORD: general-numeric  -g,  human-numeric  -h,
>               month -M, numeric -n, random -R, version -V
>
> is not going to be understood by the beginner. Sorry.
>
> Only the Info page makes it clear what you are trying to say in this paragraph.

Thanks, but that is true of many --help/man option descriptions.
That is why at the end of every man page you find a pointer to
the "full documentation":

    info coreutils ...

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From: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: Shorthand on the sort page
Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:05:38 +0800

Shorthand on the sort page

       --sort=WORD
              sort according to WORD: general-numeric  -g,  human-numeric  -h,
              month -M, numeric -n, random -R, version -V

is not going to be understood by the beginner. Sorry.

Only the Info page makes it clear what you are trying to say in this paragraph.

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