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

[Benno Schulenberg]

On Sun, Aug 4, 2013, at 22:28, Pádraig Brady wrote:
> Also I was thinking of doing:
> 
> -  -d, --directory            list directories themselves, not their 
> contents\n\
> +  -d, --directory            for directories, list themselves, not their 
> contents\n\

Hmmm...  I don't like that.  The "themselves" in my mind already expresses
that this phrase is relevant only for directories.  Also, saying "list 
themselves" 
is very strange usage, in my opinion.

> Also with your changes, we've gone over 80 chars per line in various places.

I don't think so --  I took care never to exceed 80 printing chars per line.
Only when also counting the non-printing "\n\" are some lines too long.
So... I would prefer not to do this realignment.

Regards,

Benno

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