Eric Blake wrote: > Sure. Here's the current state of things in patch format; any last > objections before I push this? ... > Subject: [PATCH] sort: clarify wording on -k syntax > > * src/sort.c (usage): Use KEYDEF instead of POS, and call out the > specific OPTS that can occur in KEYDEF. > Based on a report by Lars Noodén, http://bugs.gnu.org/10019 ... > +KEYDEF is F[.C][OPTS][,F[.C][OPTS]] for start and stop position, where > F is a\n\ > +field number and C a character position in the field; both are origin > 1, and\n\ > +the stop position defaults to the line's end. If neither -t nor -b is > in\n\ > +effect, characters in a field are counted from the beginning of the > preceding\n\ > +whitespace. OPTS is one or more single-letter ordering options > [bdfgiMhnRrV],\n\ > +which override global ordering options for that key. If no key is > given, use\n\ > +the entire line as the key.\n\
Thanks. That reads well. Note that some tool of yours appears to have split many lines of that patch.