On 12/06/2013 12:37 AM, Pádraig Brady wrote: > diff --git a/src/shuf.c b/src/shuf.c > index f7fc936..4d0ae90 100644 > --- a/src/shuf.c > +++ b/src/shuf.c > @@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ Write a random permutation of the input lines to standard > output.\n\ > -n, --head-count=COUNT output at most COUNT lines\n\ > -o, --output=FILE write result to FILE instead of standard > output\n\ > --random-source=FILE get random bytes from FILE\n\ > - -r, --repetitions output COUNT items, allowing repetition.\n\ > - -n 1 is implied if not specified.\n\ > + -r, --repetitions allow repetition within a specified > --head-count\n\ > + which is assumed to be 1, if not specified.\n\
n=1 is not really a repetition. ;-) BTW: What was the reason to default n=1 with -r anyway? I mean as the user did not specify any limit he may assume the same number as in the input, like without -r. Besides that, I can't think of a better wording than above. Have a nice day, Berny
