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Re: printf --help


From: Jim Meyering
Subject: Re: printf --help
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:06:18 +0200

address@hidden (Karl Berry) wrote:
> The --help message for printf (coreutils 6.9) starts with this:
>
>     Usage: /usr/local/gnu/bin/printf FORMAT [ARGUMENT]...
>       or:  /usr/local/gnu/bin/printf OPTION
>     Print ARGUMENT(s) according to FORMAT.
>
>           --help     display this help and exit
>           --version  output version information and exit
>
> I'd like to suggest a tiny change, something like:
>
>     Print ARGUMENT(s) according to FORMAT, or execute according to OPTION:

Thanks.  I've done that.




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