From 62a6b18a7724dfc8c4cd6e921c4ae3b009b05365 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jim Meyering Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 15:40:34 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (sort invocation): from Andreas Schwab. --- doc/textutils.texi | 7 ++----- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/textutils.texi b/doc/textutils.texi index 6296c1cce0..28a9917042 100644 --- a/doc/textutils.texi +++ b/doc/textutils.texi @@ -1904,11 +1904,8 @@ appended to it, in which case the global ordering options are not used for that particular field. The @samp{-b} option may be independently attached to either or both of the @samp{+@var{pos}} and @samp{-@var{pos}} parts of a field specification, and if it is inherited -from the global options it will be attached to both. If a @samp{-n} or -@samp{-M} option is used, thus implying a @samp{-b} option, the -@samp{-b} option is taken to apply to both the @samp{+@var{pos}} and the -@samp{-@var{pos}} parts of a key specification. Keys may span multiple -fields. +from the global options it will be attached to both. +Keys may span multiple fields. Here are some examples to illustrate various combinations of options. In them, the @sc{POSIX} @samp{-k} option is used to specify sort keys rather -- 2.47.2