From 99f35425a7f1c1c69cc846a6c1bfa61488c15d41 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jim Meyering Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 16:28:17 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (usage): Mention white space vs -b and -t options. From The Wanderer. --- src/sort.c | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/sort.c b/src/sort.c index 7de1a41..8dc3f9c 100644 --- a/src/sort.c +++ b/src/sort.c @@ -331,9 +331,10 @@ 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. OPTS is one or more single-letter ordering options, which\n\ -override global ordering options for that key. If no key is given, use the\n\ -entire line as the key.\n\ +in the field. If neither the -t nor the -b option is in effect, the 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\ \n\ SIZE may be followed by the following multiplicative suffixes:\n\ "), stdout); -- 2.7.4