* [PATCH] Use more passive wording in hardlink.1
@ 2021-09-27 7:08 Chris Hofstaedtler
2021-09-27 11:52 ` Karel Zak
0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Chris Hofstaedtler @ 2021-09-27 7:08 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: util-linux; +Cc: Eduard Bloch
From: Eduard Bloch <blade@debian.org>
And fix "same (basename)".
Signed-off-by: Eduard Bloch <blade@debian.org>
---
misc-utils/hardlink.1.adoc | 8 ++++----
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/misc-utils/hardlink.1.adoc b/misc-utils/hardlink.1.adoc
index 1fab77d71..f0814da5f 100644
--- a/misc-utils/hardlink.1.adoc
+++ b/misc-utils/hardlink.1.adoc
@@ -39,16 +39,16 @@ Quiet mode, don't print anything.
Do not act, just print what would happen.
*-f*, *--respect-name*::
-Only try to link files with the same (basename). It's strongly recommended to use long options rather than *-f* which is interpreted in a different way by others *hardlink* implementations.
+Only try to link files with the same (base)name. It's strongly recommended to use long options rather than *-f* which is interpreted in a different way by other *hardlink* implementations.
*-p*, *--ignore-mode*::
-Link/compare files even if their mode is different. This may be a bit unpredictable.
+Link and compare files even if their mode is different. Results may be slightly unpredictable.
*-o*, *--ignore-owner*::
-Link/compare files even if their owner (user and group) is different. It is not predictable.
+Link and compare files even if their owner information (user and group) differs. Results may be unpredictable.
*-t*, *--ignore-time*::
-Link/compare files even if their time of modification is different. You almost always want this.
+Link and compare files even if their time of modification is different. This is usually a good choice.
*-X*, *--respect-xattrs*::
Only try to link files with the same extended attributes.
--
2.33.0
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* Re: [PATCH] Use more passive wording in hardlink.1
2021-09-27 7:08 [PATCH] Use more passive wording in hardlink.1 Chris Hofstaedtler
@ 2021-09-27 11:52 ` Karel Zak
0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Karel Zak @ 2021-09-27 11:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Chris Hofstaedtler; +Cc: util-linux, Eduard Bloch
On Mon, Sep 27, 2021 at 09:08:12AM +0200, Chris Hofstaedtler wrote:
> misc-utils/hardlink.1.adoc | 8 ++++----
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
Applied, thanks.
--
Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
http://karelzak.blogspot.com
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