From: Phillip Susi <psusi@ubuntu.com>
To: util-linux@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] fdisk: remove angle brackets from usage
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 14:42:34 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1384803754-973-1-git-send-email-psusi@ubuntu.com> (raw)
Remove superfluous angle brackets and use square brackets
where appropriate to conform to the man page convention.
Signed-off-by: Phillip Susi <psusi@ubuntu.com>
---
fdisks/fdisk.c | 22 +++++++++++-----------
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fdisks/fdisk.c b/fdisks/fdisk.c
index 874f9d1..3572c64 100644
--- a/fdisks/fdisk.c
+++ b/fdisks/fdisk.c
@@ -50,22 +50,22 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, out);
fprintf(out,
- _(" %1$s [options] <disk> change partition table\n"
- " %1$s [options] -l <disk> list partition table(s)\n"),
+ _(" %1$s [options] [disk] change partition table\n"
+ " %1$s [options] -l [disk] list partition table(s)\n"),
program_invocation_short_name);
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
- fputs(_(" -b <size> sector size (512, 1024, 2048 or 4096)\n"), out);
- fputs(_(" -c[=<mode>] compatible mode: 'dos' or 'nondos' (default)\n"), out);
+ fputs(_(" -b size sector size (512, 1024, 2048 or 4096)\n"), out);
+ fputs(_(" -c[=mode] compatible mode: 'dos' or 'nondos' (default)\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -h print this help text\n"), out);
- fputs(_(" -c[=<mode>] compatible mode: 'dos' or 'nondos' (default)\n"), out);
- fputs(_(" -L[=<when>] colorize output (auto, always or never)\n"), out);
- fputs(_(" -t <type> force fdisk to recognize specified partition table type only\n"), out);
- fputs(_(" -u[=<unit>] display units: 'cylinders' or 'sectors' (default)\n"), out);
+ fputs(_(" -c[=mode] compatible mode: 'dos' or 'nondos' (default)\n"), out);
+ fputs(_(" -L[=when] colorize output (auto, always or never)\n"), out);
+ fputs(_(" -t type force fdisk to recognize specified partition table type only\n"), out);
+ fputs(_(" -u[=unit] display units: 'cylinders' or 'sectors' (default)\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -v print program version\n"), out);
- fputs(_(" -C <number> specify the number of cylinders\n"), out);
- fputs(_(" -H <number> specify the number of heads\n"), out);
- fputs(_(" -S <number> specify the number of sectors per track\n"), out);
+ fputs(_(" -C number specify the number of cylinders\n"), out);
+ fputs(_(" -H number specify the number of heads\n"), out);
+ fputs(_(" -S number specify the number of sectors per track\n"), out);
fprintf(out, USAGE_MAN_TAIL("fdisk(8)"));
exit(out == stderr ? EXIT_FAILURE : EXIT_SUCCESS);
--
1.8.3.2
next reply other threads:[~2013-11-18 19:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-11-18 19:42 Phillip Susi [this message]
2013-11-19 9:23 ` [PATCH] fdisk: remove angle brackets from usage Karel Zak
2013-11-19 14:43 ` Phillip Susi
2013-11-19 17:32 ` Karel Zak
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