Re: a not accurate expression in man rm

[Paul Eggert]

Munzir Taha <address@hidden> writes:

> This is not accurate due to localization. In Arabic for example, I can 
> response with the first letter of the Arabic word for Yes and it works.

Thanks for reporting this.  I installed this fix:

2004-09-20  Paul Eggert  <address@hidden>

        * coreutils.texi (mv invocation, rm invocation): Say "the response
        is affirmative" rather than "the response begins with y or Y",
        so that the documentation is accurate in non-English locales.
        Problem reported by Munzir Taha.

Index: coreutils.texi
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RCS file: /home/eggert/coreutils/cu/doc/coreutils.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.212
retrieving revision 1.213
diff -p -u -r1.212 -r1.213
--- coreutils.texi      19 Sep 2004 01:46:28 -0000      1.212
+++ coreutils.texi      21 Sep 2004 05:56:11 -0000      1.213
@@ -6998,7 +6998,7 @@ If a destination file exists but is norm
 is a terminal, and the @option{-f} or @option{--force} option is not given,
 @command{mv} prompts the user for whether to replace the file.  (You might
 own the file, or have write permission on its directory.)  If the
-response does not begin with @samp{y} or @samp{Y}, the file is skipped.
+response is not affirmative, the file is skipped.
 
 @emph{Warning}: If you try to move a symlink that points to a directory,
 and you specify the symlink with a trailing slash, then @command{mv}
@@ -7024,8 +7024,8 @@ Do not prompt the user before removing a
 @opindex --interactive
 @cindex prompts, forcing
 Prompt whether to overwrite each existing destination file, regardless
-of its permissions.  If the response does not begin with @samp{y} or
address@hidden, the file is skipped.
+of its permissions.
+If the response is not affirmative, the file is skipped.
 
 @itemx @address@hidden@var{how}]}
 @opindex --reply
@@ -7087,8 +7087,8 @@ rm address@hidden@dots{} address@hidden@do
 If a file is unwritable, standard input is a terminal, and the @option{-f}
 or @option{--force} option is not given, or the @option{-i} or
 @option{--interactive} option @emph{is} given, @command{rm} prompts the user
-for whether to remove the file.  If the response does not begin with
address@hidden or @samp{Y}, the file is skipped.
+for whether to remove the file.
+If the response is not affirmative, the file is skipped.
 
 @emph{Warning}: If you use @command{rm} to remove a file, it is usually
 possible to recover the contents of that file.  If you want more assurance
@@ -7124,8 +7124,8 @@ Ignore any previous @option{--interactiv
 @itemx --interactive
 @opindex -i
 @opindex --interactive
-Prompt whether to remove each file.  If the response does not begin
-with @samp{y} or @samp{Y}, the file is skipped.
+Prompt whether to remove each file.
+If the response is not affirmative, the file is skipped.
 Ignore any previous @option{--force} (@option{-f}) option.
 
 @itemx --preserve-root