Eric Blake wrote: > According to Emmanuel Lacour on 2/12/2010 9:05 AM: >> but documentation say: >> >> dirname - strip non-directory suffix from file name > > Thanks for the report. Both the man page and the texinfo could use the > improvement. I'm installing this:
Thank you! one suggestion: ... > Subject: [PATCH] dirname: improve man page description > > * doc/coreutils.texi (dirname invocation): Properly cover behavior > on directory. > * man/dirname.x: Likewise. > * THANKS: Update. > Reported by Emmanuel Lacour. > --- > doc/coreutils.texi | 10 +++++----- > man/dirname.x | 2 +- > 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi > index e3e95f5..94c493a 100644 > --- a/doc/coreutils.texi > +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi > @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ > * df: (coreutils)df invocation. Report file system disk > usage. > * dir: (coreutils)dir invocation. List directories briefly. > * dircolors: (coreutils)dircolors invocation. Color setup for ls. > -* dirname: (coreutils)dirname invocation. Strip non-directory suffix. > +* dirname: (coreutils)dirname invocation. Strip last file component. s/file/file name/ > * du: (coreutils)du invocation. Report on disk usage. > * echo: (coreutils)echo invocation. Print a line of text. > * env: (coreutils)env invocation. Modify the environment. > @@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ Top > File name manipulation > > * basename invocation:: Strip directory and suffix from a file name > -* dirname invocation:: Strip non-directory suffix from a file name > +* dirname invocation:: Strip last file name component ...
