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authorJim Meyering <meyering@fb.com>2015-07-10 09:55:43 -0700
committerJim Meyering <meyering@fb.com>2015-07-10 09:55:43 -0700
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parent29e8de4885e0d9f2b4fd2ed9acc09d4a41267329 (diff)
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doc: --no-dereference: improve wording/description
* doc/diffutils.texi (Comparing Directories): Correct grammar. (diff Options) [--no-dereference]: Say a little more.
-rw-r--r--doc/diffutils.texi9
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/doc/diffutils.texi b/doc/diffutils.texi
index 3e25807..091257f 100644
--- a/doc/diffutils.texi
+++ b/doc/diffutils.texi
@@ -1848,12 +1848,9 @@ is specified while the @option{--ignore-file-name-case} option is in
effect, case is ignored when excluding file names matching the
specified patterns.
-To avoid that @command{diff} follows symbolic links, use the
+To tell @command{diff} not to follow a symbolic link, use the
@c later: @option{--no-dereference} (@option{-P}).
-@option{--no-dereference}.
-When this option is in use,
-symbolic links will be treated like a special kind of files, rather than
-comparing the target of each symbolic link.
+@option{--no-dereference} option.
@node Adjusting Output
@chapter Making @command{diff} Output Prettier
@@ -3857,6 +3854,8 @@ if-then-else format. @xref{Line Formats}.
@item --no-dereference
Act on symbolic links themselves instead of what they point to.
+Two symbolic links are deemed equal only when each points to
+precisely the same name.
@item --old-group-format=@var{format}
Use @var{format} to output a group of lines taken from just the first