bug#14976: [patch] use semicolons in option descriptions, not periods

[Bernhard Voelker]

On 08/04/2013 01:28 PM, Pádraig Brady wrote:
> The latest patch is attached,

diff --git a/src/du.c b/src/du.c
index b8aba0b..a265b10 100644
--- a/src/du.c
+++ b/src/du.c
@@ -338,9 +338,9 @@ Summarize disk usage of each FILE, recursively for 
directories.\n\
                           directory, or any of its subdirectories\n\
       --time=WORD       show time as WORD instead of modification time:\n\
                           atime, access, use, ctime or status\n\
-      --time-style=STYLE  show times using style STYLE:\n\
-                          full-iso, long-iso, iso, +FORMAT\n\
-                          FORMAT is interpreted like 'date'\n\
+      --time-style=STYLE  show times using STYLE, which can be:\n\
+                            full-iso, long-iso, iso, or +FORMAT;\n\
+                            FORMAT is interpreted like in 'date'\n\

I'd say:
  s/can be/is one of/
or
  s/can be/must be/

because "can be" sounds somehow optional (to me at least).

Otherwise: +1

Have a nice day,
Berny