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bug#14976: [patch] use semicolons in option descriptions, not periods
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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.
- bug#14976: [patch] use semicolons in option descriptions, not periods, (continued)
- bug#14976: [patch] use semicolons in option descriptions, not periods, Pádraig Brady, 2013/08/02
- bug#14976: [patch] use semicolons in option descriptions, not periods, Benno Schulenberg, 2013/08/03
- bug#14976: [patch] use semicolons in option descriptions, not periods, Pádraig Brady, 2013/08/03
- bug#14976: [patch] use semicolons in option descriptions, not periods, Benno Schulenberg, 2013/08/04
- bug#14976: [patch] use semicolons in option descriptions, not periods, Pádraig Brady, 2013/08/04
- bug#14976: [patch] use semicolons in option descriptions, not periods, Pádraig Brady, 2013/08/04
- bug#14976: [patch] use semicolons in option descriptions, not periods, Bernhard Voelker, 2013/08/04
- bug#14976: [patch] use semicolons in option descriptions, not periods, Benno Schulenberg, 2013/08/04
- bug#14976: [patch] use semicolons in option descriptions, not periods, Pádraig Brady, 2013/08/04
- bug#14976: [patch] use semicolons in option descriptions, not periods, Benno Schulenberg, 2013/08/04
- bug#14976: [patch] use semicolons in option descriptions, not periods,
Pádraig Brady <=
bug#14976: [patch] use semicolons in option descriptions, not periods, Pádraig Brady, 2013/08/02