"A. Costa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > reopen 425032 > thanks > > On Fri, 23 May 2008 23:54:00 +0200 > Lucas Nussbaum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Can you suggest a better wording for the man page? > > Suggested revision: > > -t, --field-separator=SEP > delimit keys with SEP, (instead of default whitespace)
Thanks for the suggestion. However, the --help output (and hence, the generated man page) is trying to be brief while remaining correct. I'm open to suggestions, but mentioning "whitespace" is misleading, since it implies ctype's isspace, while the standard requires that sort use a function like "isblank" to determine field boundaries. isspace can include far more than isblank. The latter is usually just SPACE and TAB, but sometimes (locale-dependent) several other characters. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
