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Re: [PATCH] doc: du - clarify default blocksize in usage/manpage
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Eric Blake |
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Re: [PATCH] doc: du - clarify default blocksize in usage/manpage |
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Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:42:08 -0600 |
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According to Pádraig Brady on 9/10/2009 6:29 AM:
> While this patch is more verbose than my previous patch
> in this thread, it is more accurate. So let's drop the
> previous one.
> + printf (_("\n\
> +If none of the environment variables BLOCKSIZE, BLOCK_SIZE or
> %s_BLOCK_SIZE\n\
> +or --block-size option specify SIZE, display in units of 1024 bytes.\n\
> +(or 512 bytes if the POSIXLY_CORRECT environment variable is set)\n\
> +"), program);
Grammar was awkward. If we keep that wording, the final period should be
after the () comment, not before. But what about a completely different
wording (wrapped as appropriate):
Block size is the first available size from the --block-size option, the
%s_BLOCK_SIZE, BLOCK_SIZE, or BLOCKSIZE environment variables, and
defaults to 1024 bytes (or 512 bytes if POSIXLY_CORRECT is set).
- --
Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well!
Eric Blake address@hidden
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- [PATCH] doc: du - clarify default blocksize in usage/manpage, Ondřej Vašík, 2009/09/09
- Re: [PATCH] doc: du - clarify default blocksize in usage/manpage, Eric Blake, 2009/09/09
- Re: [PATCH] doc: du - clarify default blocksize in usage/manpage, Ondřej Vašík, 2009/09/09
- Re: [PATCH] doc: du - clarify default blocksize in usage/manpage, Eric Blake, 2009/09/09
- Re: [PATCH] doc: du - clarify default blocksize in usage/manpage, Jim Meyering, 2009/09/09
- Re: [PATCH] doc: du - clarify default blocksize in usage/manpage, Ondřej Vašík, 2009/09/09
- Re: [PATCH] doc: du - clarify default blocksize in usage/manpage, Pádraig Brady, 2009/09/10
- Re: [PATCH] doc: du - clarify default blocksize in usage/manpage,
Eric Blake <=
- Re: [PATCH] doc: du - clarify default blocksize in usage/manpage, Pádraig Brady, 2009/09/10
- Re: [PATCH] doc: du - clarify default blocksize in usage/manpage, Jim Meyering, 2009/09/10
- Re: [PATCH] doc: du - clarify default blocksize in usage/manpage, Pádraig Brady, 2009/09/10
- Re: [PATCH] doc: du - clarify default blocksize in usage/manpage, Jim Meyering, 2009/09/10
- Re: [PATCH] doc: du - clarify default blocksize in usage/manpage, Jim Meyering, 2009/09/10
- Re: [PATCH] doc: du - clarify default blocksize in usage/manpage, Jim Meyering, 2009/09/10
Re: [PATCH] doc: du - clarify default blocksize in usage/manpage, Pádraig Brady, 2009/09/09