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Re: [PATCH] doc: improve the --help description of ls -N


From: Jim Meyering
Subject: Re: [PATCH] doc: improve the --help description of ls -N
Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2016 13:09:47 -0500

On Thu, Nov 3, 2016 at 2:28 PM, Pádraig Brady <address@hidden> wrote:
> * src/ls.c (usage): The existing description was inaccurate
> as -N does not directly impact whether control characters
> are displayed or not.
> ---
>  src/ls.c | 3 +--
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/src/ls.c b/src/ls.c
> index cb38111..d42b9f4 100644
> --- a/src/ls.c
> +++ b/src/ls.c
> @@ -4957,8 +4957,7 @@ Sort entries alphabetically if none of -cftuvSUX nor 
> --sort is specified.\n\
>  "), stdout);
>        fputs (_("\
>    -n, --numeric-uid-gid      like -l, but list numeric user and group IDs\n\
> -  -N, --literal              print raw entry names (don't treat e.g. 
> control\n\
> -                               characters specially)\n\
> +  -N, --literal              print entry names without quoting\n\

Looks fine. Thanks.



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