Bug#676718: /usr/bin/comm: inaccurate manpage

2012-06-17 Thread Bob Proulx
Bob Proulx wrote: > I think the main point of your objection is that while "print" is > correct that it doesn't specify the column it is printed in. The > language is less precise than in the behavior description which it > more explicitly describes what is happening. However this is in an > exam

Bug#676718: /usr/bin/comm: inaccurate manpage

2012-06-09 Thread Bob Proulx
shawn wrote: > > shawn wrote: > > >comm -3 file1 file2 > > > Print lines in file1 not in file2, and vice versa. > > > seemingly conflicts with the documentation give above: > > >-3 suppress column 3 (lines that appear in both files) > > If you supressed column 3,

Bug#676718: /usr/bin/comm: inaccurate manpage

2012-06-09 Thread shawn
On Sat, 2012-06-09 at 12:58 -0600, Bob Proulx wrote: > tags 676718 + moreinfo > thanks > > shawn wrote: > > EXAMPLES > >comm -3 file1 file2 > > Print lines in file1 not in file2, and vice versa. > > > > seemingly conflicts with the documentation give above: > > > >

Bug#676718: /usr/bin/comm: inaccurate manpage

2012-06-09 Thread Bob Proulx
tags 676718 + moreinfo thanks shawn wrote: > EXAMPLES >comm -3 file1 file2 > Print lines in file1 not in file2, and vice versa. > > seemingly conflicts with the documentation give above: > >-3 suppress column 3 (lines that appear in both files) I see no conflic

Bug#676718: /usr/bin/comm: inaccurate manpage

2012-06-08 Thread shawn
Package: coreutils Version: 8.13-3.2em1 Severity: normal File: /usr/bin/comm EXAMPLES comm -3 file1 file2 Print lines in file1 not in file2, and vice versa. seemingly conflicts with the documentation give above: -3 suppress column 3 (lines that appear in both fil