Thanks for the report and patch. I've just fixed it upstream: 2006-10-17 Jim Meyering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
* src/dd.c (usage): Use two spaces (not one) to separate the "fdatasync" option string from its description, so help2man formats the derived man page properly. Reported by Samuel Thibault in <http://bugs.debian.org/393649>. Index: src/dd.c =================================================================== RCS file: /fetish/cu/src/dd.c,v retrieving revision 1.199 diff -u -r1.199 dd.c --- src/dd.c 5 Oct 2006 21:39:12 -0000 1.199 +++ src/dd.c 17 Oct 2006 13:45:56 -0000 @@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ noerror continue after read errors\n\ sync pad every input block with NULs to ibs-size; when used\n\ with block or unblock, pad with spaces rather than NULs\n\ - fdatasync physically write output file data before finishing\n\ + fdatasync physically write output file data before finishing\n\ fsync likewise, but also write metadata\n\ "), stdout); fputs (_("\ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]