From: Eduard Bloch Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2021 07:08:12 +0000 (+0200) Subject: hardlink: use more passive wording in hardlink.1 X-Git-Tag: v2.38-rc1~239 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=145d42e91d2b8dc5d1c01fda4a5b71d8e051925c;p=thirdparty%2Futil-linux.git hardlink: use more passive wording in hardlink.1 And fix "same (basename)". Signed-off-by: Eduard Bloch --- diff --git a/misc-utils/hardlink.1.adoc b/misc-utils/hardlink.1.adoc index 3d86a441c7..84365656a2 100644 --- a/misc-utils/hardlink.1.adoc +++ b/misc-utils/hardlink.1.adoc @@ -39,16 +39,16 @@ Quiet mode, don't print anything. Do not act, just print what would happen. *-f*, *--respect-name*:: -Only try to link files with the same (basename). It's strongly recommended to use long options rather than *-f* which is interpreted in a different way by others *hardlink* implementations. +Only try to link files with the same (base)name. It's strongly recommended to use long options rather than *-f* which is interpreted in a different way by other *hardlink* implementations. *-p*, *--ignore-mode*:: -Link/compare files even if their mode is different. This may be a bit unpredictable. +Link and compare files even if their mode is different. Results may be slightly unpredictable. *-o*, *--ignore-owner*:: -Link/compare files even if their owner (user and group) is different. It is not predictable. +Link and compare files even if their owner information (user and group) differs. Results may be unpredictable. *-t*, *--ignore-time*:: -Link/compare files even if their time of modification is different. You almost always want this. +Link and compare files even if their time of modification is different. This is usually a good choice. *-X*, *--respect-xattrs*:: Only try to link files with the same extended attributes.