From: Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 1997 03:29:06 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: .
X-Git-Tag: SH-UTILS-1_16a~267
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb/index.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=9e61c5f51a17cae87fede203da3bae247e11bb81;p=thirdparty%2Fcoreutils.git

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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index eba1e0d6dc..b42a17ac46 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ The simplest way to compile this package is:
      `sh ./configure' instead to prevent `csh' from trying to execute
      `configure' itself.
 
-     Running `configure' takes a while.  While running, it prints some
+     Running `configure' takes awhile.  While running, it prints some
      messages telling which features it is checking for.
 
   2. Type `make' to compile the package.
@@ -167,7 +167,9 @@ operates.
 `--quiet'
 `--silent'
 `-q'
-     Do not print messages saying which checks are being made.
+     Do not print messages saying which checks are being made.  To
+     suppress all normal output, redirect it to `/dev/null' (any error
+     messages will still be shown).
 
 `--srcdir=DIR'
      Look for the package's source code in directory DIR.  Usually
@@ -178,4 +180,3 @@ operates.
      script, and exit.
 
 `configure' also accepts some other, not widely useful, options.
-