I have found some minor issues in standards.texi: an unaligned menu entry, a
typo (s/iss/its/), and several changed/incorrect/obsolete options in the
table of long options:
The short option for --one-file-system in cp and du is -x, not -l.
Earlier versions of GNU 'tar' understood '-l' option as a synonym
for '--one-file-system'. Since such usage contradicted to UNIX98
specification and harmed compatibility with other implementations,
it was declared deprecated in version 1.14.
Earlier versions of GNU 'tar' understood '-o' command line option
as a synonym for '--old-archive'.
GNU 'tar' starting from version 1.13.90 understands this option as
a synonym for '--no-same-owner'. This is compatible with UNIX98
'tar' implementations.
Use of options '--portability' and '--old-archive'
These options are deprecated. Please use '--format=v7' instead.
Best regards,
Antonio.
--- standards.texi~ 2025-06-22 12:43:51.000000000 +0200
+++ standards.texi 2025-06-30 16:32:11.000000000 +0200
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@
avoids legal difficulties, and other related issues.
@menu
-* Reading Nonfree Code:: Referring to proprietary programs.
+* Reading Nonfree Code:: Referring to proprietary programs.
* Contributions:: Accepting contributions.
* Trademarks:: How we deal with trademark issues.
* Terms to Avoid:: Be careful of certain words!
@@ -445,7 +447,7 @@
maximize portability, write function definitions in the Standard C
style.
-You generally need a declaration for the function in addition to iss
+You generally need a declaration for the function in addition to its
definition, usually in a header file, to get the benefit of prototypes
in all the files where the function is called.
@@ -1909,14 +1911,11 @@
@item nx
Used in GDB.
-@item old-archive
-@samp{-o} in @code{tar}.
-
@item old-file
@samp{-o} in @code{make}.
@item one-file-system
-@samp{-l} in @code{tar}, @code{cp}, and @code{du}.
+@samp{-x} in @code{cp} and @code{du}.
@item only-file
@samp{-o} in @code{ptx}.
@@ -1965,7 +1964,7 @@
@samp{-P} in @code{finger}.
@item portability
-@samp{-c} in @code{cpio} and @code{tar}.
+@samp{-c} in @code{cpio}.
@item posix
Used in @code{gawk}.
