Pádraig Brady wrote: > Jim Meyering wrote: >> >> Thanks. >> One suggestion: >> >>> From: =?utf-8?q?P=C3=A1draig=20Brady?= <[email protected]> >>> diff --git a/src/uniq.c b/src/uniq.c >>> -Discard all but one of successive identical lines from INPUT (or\n\ >>> -standard input), writing to OUTPUT (or standard output).\n\ >>> +Filter adjacent matching lines from INPUT (or standard input),\n\ >>> +writing to OUTPUT (or standard output).\n\ > >> That can be read as removing all lines that match. >> I'd like it to say clearly that one of the lines remains. >> How about this? >> >> Discard all but one of a sequence of matching lines from INPUT (or\n\ >> standard input), writing to OUTPUT (or standard output).\n\ >> > > Well actually the full hunk was: > > -Discard all but one of successive identical lines from INPUT (or\n\ > -standard input), writing to OUTPUT (or standard output).\n\ > +Filter adjacent matching lines from INPUT (or standard input),\n\ > +writing to OUTPUT (or standard output).\n\ > +\n\ > +With no options, matching lines are merged to the first occurrence.\n\ > > But if you want the first line to describe only the default > mode of operation of uniq, then I'll change it to:
Actually, now that I reread it, realizing that the wording is intended to be broad enough to describe more of uniq's functionality, I prefer your way. You're welcome to commit your original. _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils
