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


From: Pádraig Brady
Subject: bug#14976: [patch] use semicolons in option descriptions, not periods
Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2013 01:09:28 +0100
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On 08/04/2013 10:01 PM, Benno Schulenberg wrote:
> 
> 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.

My point was that it might be interpreted to also mean,
excluding non directories.

> Also, saying "list themselves" 
> is very strange usage, in my opinion.

OK we'll leave as is

>> 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.

OK I've adjusted the code to be < 80 chars.
Output is unaffected.

pushed,
thanks,
Pádraig.






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