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bug#23556: sort(1): misleading description of option -n
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Assaf Gordon |
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bug#23556: sort(1): misleading description of option -n |
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Sat, 27 Oct 2018 16:41:23 -0600 |
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close 23556
stop
(triaging old bugs)
On 2016-05-16 4:23 p.m., Carsten Hey wrote:
* Assaf Gordon [2016-05-16 15:07 -0400]:
IIUC, you are disputing the accuracy (or clarity) of the term "string
numerical value" on the manual page, and not the actual behavior of
"sort -n" …
Exactly. It seems like many people have problems to understand mails
that contain code, but are neither a patch nor complain about the
behaviour of a program - maybe my wording was suboptimal too. I'll
consider this in future when I write similar mails.
[...]
If you have a suggestion for improved wording, I'm sure they can be
considered for inclusion.
If I would not know that "string numeric value" is proper English,
I wouldn't consider it to be correct, hence I'm likely the wrong person
to suggest a concrete wording, …
With no further follow-ups in 2 years, I'm closing this bug.
Discussion can continue by replying to this thread,
and patches are always welcomed.
-assaf
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