Thank you for opening this bug and helping make Ubuntu better. Unfortunately you did not specify what version of Ubuntu (and of coreutils) you are using, which makes it a bit more difficult to pinpoint your issue.
Nevertheless, I went ahead and checked Lucid (since, in your description, you refer to Lucid): ubuntu@cempedak:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS Release: 10.04 Codename: lucid ubuntu@cempedak:~$ od --version od (GNU coreutils) 7.4 Copyright (C) 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. Written by Jim Meyering. ubuntu@cempedak:~$ od --help | grep strings -S, --strings[=BYTES] output strings of at least BYTES graphic chars ubuntu@cempedak:~$ >From 'man od' I see: -S, --strings[=BYTES] output strings of at least BYTES graphic chars So, at least on Lucid, this is not an issue. So, without more details from you, I do not see this issue. Also, the full documentation for any coreutils utility is provided as an 'info' page; '--help' and 'man' are summarised (in fact, the 'man' entries are generated _from_ the ' --help'). Finally, I fail to see why this would be a trick -- even more a nasty one -- played by upstream coreutils on any one. Bugs happen. Marking Incomplete/Low ** Changed in: coreutils (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: coreutils (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/784758 Title: Wrong documentation for 'od' -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
