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[PATCH] doc: improve timeout's --help message
From: |
Jim Meyering |
Subject: |
[PATCH] doc: improve timeout's --help message |
Date: |
Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:19:50 +0200 |
Hi Pádraig,
Is this ok with you?
>From eb1299481aeda0c1b10d0186e00a088597e603a8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jim Meyering <address@hidden>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:18:30 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] doc: improve timeout's --help message
* src/timeout.c (usage): Improve --help description.
---
src/timeout.c | 11 +++++------
1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/timeout.c b/src/timeout.c
index 6d9d109..e4b1704 100644
--- a/src/timeout.c
+++ b/src/timeout.c
@@ -153,12 +153,11 @@ Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for
short options too.\n\
fputs (HELP_OPTION_DESCRIPTION, stdout);
fputs (VERSION_OPTION_DESCRIPTION, stdout);
fputs (_("\n\
-If the command times out, then we exit with status 124,\n\
-otherwise the normal exit status of the command is returned.\n\
-If no signal is specified, the TERM signal is sent. The TERM signal\n\
-will kill processes which do not catch this signal. For other processes,\n\
-it may be necessary to use the KILL (9) signal, since this signal cannot\n\
-be caught.\n"), stdout);
+If the command times out, then exit with status 124. Otherwise, exit\n\
+with the status of COMMAND. If no signal is specified, send the TERM\n\
+signal upon timeout. The TERM signal kills any process that does not\n\
+block or catch that signal. For other processes, it may be necessary to\n\
+use the KILL (9) signal, since this signal cannot be caught.\n"), stdout);
emit_bug_reporting_address ();
}
exit (status);
--
1.6.5.rc1.160.gad50c
- [PATCH] doc: improve timeout's --help message,
Jim Meyering <=