From b7c2db676635518c06add0dd570543ae83e21f2e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Benno Schulenberg Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:13:32 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify description of cp's -a option. * src/cp.c (usage) [-a]: Remove unnecessary 'P'. Since option -d of 'cp' includes the function of -P, mentioning the latter in the description of option -a is redundant and therefore slightly confusing, as the reader tries to figure out what it adds. --- ChangeLog | 8 ++++++++ src/cp.c | 2 +- 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index e44f79064b..8403ce362b 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,11 @@ +2007-11-12 Benno Schulenberg + + Clarify description of cp's -a option. + * src/cp.c (usage) [-a]: Remove unnecessary 'P'. + Since option -d of 'cp' includes the function of -P, mentioning the + latter in the description of option -a is redundant and therefore + slightly confusing, as the reader tries to figure out what it adds. + 2007-11-09 Jim Meyering bootstrap: fix typo to enable use of $gnulib_tool_option_extras. diff --git a/src/cp.c b/src/cp.c index 7e35733b35..625376b538 100644 --- a/src/cp.c +++ b/src/cp.c @@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ Copy SOURCE to DEST, or multiple SOURCE(s) to DIRECTORY.\n\ Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.\n\ "), stdout); fputs (_("\ - -a, --archive same as -dpPR\n\ + -a, --archive same as -dpR\n\ --backup[=CONTROL] make a backup of each existing destination file\n\ -b like --backup but does not accept an argument\n\ --copy-contents copy contents of special files when recursive\n\ -- 2.47.2