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[PATCH] doc: further clarify 'yes' alternative in seq invocation


From: Bernhard Voelker
Subject: [PATCH] doc: further clarify 'yes' alternative in seq invocation
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 19:06:52 +0100

* doc/coreutils.texi (node seq invocation): Clarify to use the tool
'yes'; otherwise the reader may interpret the sencentence as if one
could pass 'yes' as the INCREMENT value.
---
 doc/coreutils.texi | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi
index 028371673..64bffcfdd 100644
--- a/doc/coreutils.texi
+++ b/doc/coreutils.texi
@@ -18590,7 +18590,7 @@ even when @var{first} is larger than @var{last}.
 The sequence of numbers ends when the sum of the current number and
 @var{increment} would become greater than @var{last},
 so @code{seq 1 10 10} only produces @samp{1}.
-@var{increment} must not be @samp{0}; use @command{yes} to get
+@var{increment} must not be @samp{0}; use the tool @command{yes} to get
 repeated output of a constant number.
 @var{first}, @var{increment} and @var{last} must not be @code{NaN}.
 Floating-point numbers may be specified in either the current or
-- 
2.20.1




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