From: Pádraig Brady <P@draigBrady.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2025 12:28:56 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: doc: id: be direct about valid options with -nr
X-Git-Tag: v9.7~21
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=3160f8bfa83f4134b131b1ac8ab54edb7081f078;p=thirdparty%2Fcoreutils.git

doc: id: be direct about valid options with -nr

* src/id.c (usage): State what options are valid with -nr,
rather than just stating the default format is invalid.
Fixes https://bugs.gnu.org/77163
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diff --git a/src/id.c b/src/id.c
index 2f1df41f0d..d69e6e3236 100644
--- a/src/id.c
+++ b/src/id.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 
   if (default_format && (use_real || use_name))
     error (EXIT_FAILURE, 0,
-           _("cannot print only names or real IDs in default format"));
+           _("printing only names or real IDs requires -u, -g, or -G"));
 
   if (default_format && opt_zero)
     error (EXIT_FAILURE, 0,