Re: [PATCH] doc: du - clarify default blocksize in usage/manpage

[Jim Meyering]

Eric Blake wrote:
> According to Pádraig Brady on 9/10/2009 6:29 AM:
>> While this patch is more verbose than my previous patch
>> in this thread, it is more accurate. So let's drop the
>> previous one.
>
>> +      printf (_("\n\
>> +If none of the environment variables BLOCKSIZE, BLOCK_SIZE or 
>> %s_BLOCK_SIZE\n\
>> +or --block-size option specify SIZE, display in units of 1024 bytes.\n\
>> +(or 512 bytes if the POSIXLY_CORRECT environment variable is set)\n\
>> +"), program);
>
> Grammar was awkward.  If we keep that wording, the final period should be
> after the () comment, not before.  But what about a completely different
> wording (wrapped as appropriate):
>
> Block size is the first available size from the --block-size option, the
> %s_BLOCK_SIZE, BLOCK_SIZE, or BLOCKSIZE environment variables, and
> defaults to 1024 bytes (or 512 bytes if POSIXLY_CORRECT is set).

I prefer that, too.
Thanks!