Re: "filesystem" -> "file system" for coreutils

[Jim Meyering]

Paul Eggert <address@hidden> wrote:
> Coreutils sometimes uses "filesystem" and sometimes "file system".
> It's better to be consistent in spelling.  I don't much care which,
> but POSIX uses "file system" so the following proposed patch
> standardizes on that.  The main change here is that stat's
> --filesystem option gets renamed to --file-system.  The other changes
> affect the documentation, and some usage and error messages.
>
> Index: ChangeLog
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /home/meyering/coreutils/cu/ChangeLog,v
> retrieving revision 1.970
> diff -p -u -r1.970 ChangeLog
> --- ChangeLog 28 Jun 2004 18:47:09 -0000      1.970
> +++ ChangeLog 30 Jun 2004 20:57:44 -0000
> @@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
> +2004-06-30  Paul Eggert  <address@hidden>
> +
> +     * src/df.c (usage, main): Output "file system" rather than
> +     "filesystem".
> +     * src/du.c (usage): Likewise.
> +     * src/shred.c (usage): Likewise.
> +     * src/stat.c (usage): Likewise.
> +     * src/stat.c (long_options, usage): Rename "--filesystem" to
> +     "--file-system".  But keep the old name around, for compatibility
> +     reasons.

Thank you.
I've applied those, added a few more, and added a rule to help
prevent the introduction of any more such inconsistencies.

        * Makefile.maint (sc_file_system): New target.
        (syntax-check-rules): Add it.
        .x-sc_file_system: New file.
        * Makefile.am (EXTRA_DIST): Add it.

        * man/sync.x: Use "file system" rather than "filesystem".
        * man/stat.x, man/df.x: Likewise.