From: Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 23:26:33 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: * src/sort.c (usage): Mention again that sort fields are origin 1.
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* src/sort.c (usage): Mention again that sort fields are origin 1.
---

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a67a1e3ab1..1f68ad2266 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2006-10-09  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
 
+	* src/sort.c (usage): Mention again that sort fields are origin 1.
+
 	* NEWS: Fix typo: iso-8602 -> iso-8601.  Problem reported by
 	Bob Proulx.
 
diff --git a/src/sort.c b/src/sort.c
index 7f9566d572..e08d058024 100644
--- a/src/sort.c
+++ b/src/sort.c
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ Other options:\n\
       fputs (_("\
 \n\
 POS is F[.C][OPTS], where F is the field number and C the character position\n\
-in the field.  If neither the -t nor the -b option is in effect, the characters\n\
+in the field; both are origin 1.  If neither -t nor -b is in effect, characters\n\
 in a field are counted from the beginning of the preceding whitespace.  OPTS is\n\
 one or more single-letter ordering options, which override global ordering\n\
 options for that key.  If no key is given, use the entire line as the key.\n\