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and subject line Close #568709 - util-linux: rev manpage should refer to tac
has caused the Debian Bug report #568709,
regarding util-linux: rev manpage should refer to tac
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Package: util-linux
Version: 2.16.2-0
Severity: normal
Since tac and rev reverse a file but in different ways, I suggest that
the rev manpage should refer to tac (also vice-versa, see bug#568708)
I propose the attached patch.
- Jim Van Zandt
-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (990, 'unstable'), (500, 'oldstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500,
'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.31 (SMP w/4 CPU cores; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages util-linux depends on:
ii dpkg 1.15.5.6 Debian package management system
ii initscripts 2.87dsf-8 scripts for initializing and shutt
ii install-info 4.13a.dfsg.1-5 Manage installed documentation in
ii libblkid1 2.16.1-4 block device id library
ii libc6 2.10.2-5 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii libncurses5 5.7+20090803-2 shared libraries for terminal hand
ii libselinux1 2.0.88-1 SELinux runtime shared libraries
ii libuuid1 2.16.2-0 Universally Unique ID library
ii lsb-base 3.2-23 Linux Standard Base 3.2 init scrip
ii tzdata 2009p-1 time zone and daylight-saving time
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3.4.dfsg-3 compression library - runtime
util-linux recommends no packages.
Versions of packages util-linux suggests:
ii console-tools 1:0.2.3dbs-68 Linux console and font utilities
ii dosfstools 3.0.6-1 utilities for making and checking
pn util-linux-locales <none> (no description available)
-- no debconf information
--- text-utils/rev.1.orig 2010-02-06 21:14:11.000000000 -0500
+++ text-utils/rev.1 2010-02-06 21:15:29.000000000 -0500
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
.\" Modified for Linux by Charles Hannum ([email protected])
.\" and Brian Koehmstedt ([email protected])
.\"
-.Dd March 21, 1992
+.Dd February 6, 2010
.Dt REV 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -51,3 +51,5 @@
.Sh AVAILABILITY
The rev command is part of the util-linux-ng package and is available from
ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux-ng/.
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+\fBtac\fP(1).
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--- Begin Message ---
version: 2.24.2-1
I'm closing this bug now since the fix for the bug you reported was
included in the new (upstream) version.
If you can still reproduce it feel free to reopen and provide more info.
thanks
regards
althaser
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