From: Jim Meyering Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 08:56:16 +0000 (+0000) Subject: (cut invocation): Say that selected input is written in the same X-Git-Tag: FILEUTILS-4_1_7~37 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=b0a1aa04ba4590066a1f9dc53e6474eb84a96f6d;p=thirdparty%2Fcoreutils.git (cut invocation): Say that selected input is written in the same order that it is read, and is written exactly once. --- diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index cd190760df..bd72a4ff52 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -4007,7 +4007,10 @@ and @var{field-list} are one or more numbers or ranges (two numbers separated by a dash) separated by commas. Bytes, characters, and fields are numbered starting at 1. Incomplete ranges may be given: @option{-@var{m}} means @samp{1-@var{m}}; @samp{@var{n}-} means -@samp{@var{n}} through end of line or last field. +@samp{@var{n}} through end of line or last field. The list elements +can be repeated, can overlap, and can be specified in any order; but +the selected input is written in the same order that it is read, and +is written exactly once. The program accepts the following options. Also see @ref{Common options}.