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Re: [PATCH] doc: du - clarify default blocksize in usage/manpage
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Jim Meyering |
Subject: |
Re: [PATCH] doc: du - clarify default blocksize in usage/manpage |
Date: |
Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:20:55 +0200 |
Eric Blake wrote:
> 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).
I prefer that, too.
Thanks!
- Re: [PATCH] doc: du - clarify default blocksize in usage/manpage, (continued)
- 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, 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, 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 <=
- 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