Re: [dirname] fix documentation when using on a full directory path

[Jim Meyering]

Eric Blake wrote:
> According to Emmanuel Lacour on 2/12/2010 9:05 AM:
>> but documentation say:
>>
>> dirname - strip non-directory suffix from file name
>
> Thanks for the report.  Both the man page and the texinfo could use the
> improvement.  I'm installing this:

Thank you!
one suggestion:

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> Subject: [PATCH] dirname: improve man page description
>
> * doc/coreutils.texi (dirname invocation): Properly cover behavior
> on directory.
> * man/dirname.x: Likewise.
> * THANKS: Update.
> Reported by Emmanuel Lacour.
> ---
>  doc/coreutils.texi |   10 +++++-----
>  man/dirname.x      |    2 +-
>  2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi
> index e3e95f5..94c493a 100644
> --- a/doc/coreutils.texi
> +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi
> @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
>  * df: (coreutils)df invocation.                 Report file system disk 
> usage.
>  * dir: (coreutils)dir invocation.               List directories briefly.
>  * dircolors: (coreutils)dircolors invocation.   Color setup for ls.
> -* dirname: (coreutils)dirname invocation.       Strip non-directory suffix.
> +* dirname: (coreutils)dirname invocation.       Strip last file component.

s/file/file name/

>  * du: (coreutils)du invocation.                 Report on disk usage.
>  * echo: (coreutils)echo invocation.             Print a line of text.
>  * env: (coreutils)env invocation.               Modify the environment.
> @@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ Top
>  File name manipulation
>
>  * basename invocation::          Strip directory and suffix from a file name
> -* dirname invocation::           Strip non-directory suffix from a file name
> +* dirname invocation::           Strip last file name component
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