doc: clarify that readlink's --quiet option is on by default

* src/readlink.c (usage): Mark the --quiet/--silent option as active
by default.
* doc/coreutils.texi (readlink invocation): Likewise.

diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi
index 521ac3923b89759a54dace65972cd617a5d16678..a507280bd6b6979b1ff49a432d3fd4072d11fae6 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/coreutils.texi
+++ b/doc/coreutils.texi
@@ -10304,7 +10304,7 @@ Print a warning if specified along with multiple @var{file}s.
 @opindex -q
 @opindex --silent
 @opindex --quiet
-Suppress most error messages.
+Suppress most error messages.  On by default.
 
 @item -v
 @itemx --verbose

diff --git a/src/readlink.c b/src/readlink.c
index 2444f86da8cd43cd6bb4e38efbbfe018bdbf647d..be53665c99fab405e518e5644a64d84a1e00870a 100644 (file)
--- a/src/readlink.c
+++ b/src/readlink.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ usage (int status)
                                 without requirements on components existence\n\
   -n, --no-newline              do not output the trailing delimiter\n\
   -q, --quiet,\n\
-  -s, --silent                  suppress most error messages\n\
+  -s, --silent                  suppress most error messages (on by default)\n\
   -v, --verbose                 report error messages\n\
   -z, --zero                    end each output line with NUL, not newline\n\
 "), stdout);