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| author | Jim Meyering <meyering@fb.com> | 2015-07-10 09:55:43 -0700 |
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| committer | Jim Meyering <meyering@fb.com> | 2015-07-10 09:55:43 -0700 |
| commit | 5801f8add854c842e8065225d261f459089d7ac8 (patch) | |
| tree | ab592ce85ab9a4bba92663a6ef2ea6a1f539ba19 | |
| parent | 29e8de4885e0d9f2b4fd2ed9acc09d4a41267329 (diff) | |
| download | diffutils-5801f8add854c84.tar.gz | |
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.texi | 9 |
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 |
