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Re: Final point in new option of join


From: Eric Blake
Subject: Re: Final point in new option of join
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:50:50 -0700
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According to Pádraig Brady on 2/10/2010 6:43 AM:
> On 10/02/10 10:37, Stéphane Raimbault wrote:
>> I don't think the final point of this new option is useful.
>>
>> #: src/join.c:193
>> ...
>> "  --header          treat first line in each file as field header line,
>> \n"
>> "                      print them without trying to pair them.\n"
> 
> Any suggestions? How about:
> 
> treat first line in each file as a field header line,
>   to be printed unconditionally.

I don't think she was complaining about the wording, but about the final
period.  Our coding style recommends that we omit the '.' at the end of
help phrases.

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Eric Blake             address@hidden

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