From: Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 23:04:20 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: (usage): Mention that FILE1 and FILE2 must be sorted
X-Git-Tag: v5.1.0~145
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=91c7bb89a1bd57eda7ec8315284453742d5815d3;p=thirdparty%2Fcoreutils.git

(usage): Mention that FILE1 and FILE2 must be sorted
on the join fields.  Suggestion from Bruce Robertson.
---

diff --git a/src/join.c b/src/join.c
index 47cc38f1e2..b30034ca67 100644
--- a/src/join.c
+++ b/src/join.c
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@ from 1.  FORMAT is one or more comma or blank separated specifications,\n\
 each being `FILENUM.FIELD' or `0'.  Default FORMAT outputs the join field,\n\
 the remaining fields from FILE1, the remaining fields from FILE2, all\n\
 separated by CHAR.\n\
+\n\
+Important: FILE1 and FILE2 must be sorted on the join fields.\n\
 "), stdout);
       printf (_("\nReport bugs to <%s>.\n"), PACKAGE_BUGREPORT);
     }