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[PATCH] doc: disambiguate the ls --color description


From: Pádraig Brady
Subject: [PATCH] doc: disambiguate the ls --color description
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2015 09:54:25 +0000

From: Christoph Anton Mitterer <address@hidden>

* src/ls.c (usage): Avoid the implication that the
default ls behavior is to --color=always.
Reported in http://bugs.debian.org/781208
---
 src/ls.c | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/ls.c b/src/ls.c
index d652673..e406689 100644
--- a/src/ls.c
+++ b/src/ls.c
@@ -4801,9 +4801,10 @@ Sort entries alphabetically if none of -cftuvSUX nor 
--sort is specified.\n\
 "), stdout);
       fputs (_("\
   -C                         list entries by columns\n\
-      --color[=WHEN]         colorize the output; WHEN can be 'never', 'auto',\
+      --color[=WHEN]         colorize the output; WHEN can be 'always' 
(default\
+\n\
+                               if omitted), 'auto', or 'never'; more info 
below\
 \n\
-                               or 'always' (the default); more info below\n\
   -d, --directory            list directories themselves, not their contents\n\
   -D, --dired                generate output designed for Emacs' dired mode\n\
 "), stdout);
-- 
2.1.0




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