* [PATCH V2] textual: add a docstring to most of the utilities
@ 2014-12-22 21:57 Benno Schulenberg
2015-01-06 10:32 ` Karel Zak
0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Benno Schulenberg @ 2014-12-22 21:57 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: util-linux
This adds a concise description of a tool to its usage text.
A first form of this patch was proposed by Steven Honeyman
(see http://www.spinics.net/lists/util-linux-ng/msg09994.html).
Signed-off-by: Benno Schulenberg <bensberg@justemail.net>
---
disk-utils/addpart.c | 4 ++++
disk-utils/cfdisk.c | 4 +++-
disk-utils/delpart.c | 4 ++++
disk-utils/fdformat.c | 3 +++
disk-utils/fdisk.c | 3 +++
disk-utils/fsck.c | 3 +++
disk-utils/fsck.cramfs.c | 4 ++++
disk-utils/fsck.minix.c | 4 ++++
disk-utils/isosize.c | 4 ++++
disk-utils/mkfs.bfs.c | 4 ++++
disk-utils/mkfs.c | 4 ++++
disk-utils/mkswap.c | 3 +++
disk-utils/partx.c | 3 +++
disk-utils/raw.c | 4 ++++
disk-utils/resizepart.c | 4 ++++
disk-utils/sfdisk.c | 3 +++
disk-utils/swaplabel.c | 4 ++++
login-utils/chfn.c | 4 ++++
login-utils/chsh.c | 4 ++++
login-utils/last.c | 3 +++
login-utils/login.c | 2 ++
login-utils/lslogins.c | 3 +++
login-utils/newgrp.c | 4 ++++
login-utils/nologin.c | 4 +++-
login-utils/sulogin.c | 3 +++
login-utils/utmpdump.c | 3 +++
login-utils/vipw.c | 4 ++++
misc-utils/findfs.c | 4 ++++
misc-utils/findmnt.c | 3 +++
misc-utils/getopt.c | 3 +++
misc-utils/kill.c | 3 +++
misc-utils/logger.c | 3 +++
misc-utils/look.c | 4 ++++
misc-utils/lsblk.c | 4 ++++
misc-utils/lslocks.c | 3 +++
misc-utils/mcookie.c | 3 +++
misc-utils/namei.c | 4 ++++
misc-utils/rename.c | 4 ++++
misc-utils/uuidd.c | 3 +++
misc-utils/uuidgen.c | 3 +++
misc-utils/whereis.c | 3 +++
misc-utils/wipefs.c | 4 ++++
schedutils/chrt.c | 2 +-
schedutils/ionice.c | 3 +++
schedutils/taskset.c | 4 ++++
sys-utils/blkdiscard.c | 4 ++++
sys-utils/chcpu.c | 3 +++
sys-utils/ctrlaltdel.c | 4 ++++
sys-utils/dmesg.c | 4 ++++
sys-utils/eject.c | 4 +++-
sys-utils/fallocate.c | 5 ++++-
sys-utils/flock.c | 4 ++++
sys-utils/fsfreeze.c | 4 ++++
sys-utils/fstrim.c | 4 ++++
sys-utils/hwclock.c | 3 +++
sys-utils/ipcmk.c | 5 ++++-
sys-utils/ipcrm.c | 6 +++++-
sys-utils/ipcs.c | 6 +++++-
sys-utils/ldattach.c | 5 ++++-
sys-utils/losetup.c | 3 +++
sys-utils/lscpu.c | 3 +++
sys-utils/mount.c | 3 +++
sys-utils/mountpoint.c | 3 +++
sys-utils/nsenter.c | 3 +++
sys-utils/pivot_root.c | 4 ++++
sys-utils/prlimit.c | 3 +++
sys-utils/readprofile.c | 5 ++++-
sys-utils/renice.c | 4 ++++
sys-utils/rtcwake.c | 3 +++
sys-utils/setarch.c | 4 ++++
sys-utils/setpriv.c | 3 +++
sys-utils/setsid.c | 3 +++
sys-utils/swapoff.c | 4 +++-
sys-utils/swapon.c | 4 +++-
sys-utils/switch_root.c | 4 ++++
sys-utils/tunelp.c | 3 +++
sys-utils/umount.c | 3 +++
sys-utils/unshare.c | 3 +++
sys-utils/wdctl.c | 4 +++-
sys-utils/zramctl.c | 3 +++
term-utils/agetty.c | 4 ++++
term-utils/mesg.c | 4 ++++
term-utils/script.c | 3 +++
term-utils/scriptreplay.c | 3 +++
term-utils/setterm.c | 4 ++++
term-utils/wall.c | 4 ++++
term-utils/write.c | 3 +++
text-utils/col.c | 3 +++
text-utils/colcrt.c | 4 ++++
text-utils/colrm.c | 4 ++++
text-utils/column.c | 4 ++++
text-utils/hexdump.c | 4 ++++
text-utils/line.c | 4 ++++
text-utils/more.c | 4 ++++
text-utils/pg.c | 4 ++++
text-utils/rev.c | 4 ++++
text-utils/tailf.c | 3 +++
text-utils/ul.c | 5 ++++-
98 files changed, 343 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
diff --git a/disk-utils/addpart.c b/disk-utils/addpart.c
index c0f25a5..73fd1ff 100644
--- a/disk-utils/addpart.c
+++ b/disk-utils/addpart.c
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE * out)
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, out);
fprintf(out, _(" %s <disk device> <partition number> <start> <length>\n"),
program_invocation_short_name);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Tell the kernel about the existence of a specified partition.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(USAGE_HELP, out);
fputs(USAGE_VERSION, out);
diff --git a/disk-utils/cfdisk.c b/disk-utils/cfdisk.c
index 14a75c5..bc3f4f2 100644
--- a/disk-utils/cfdisk.c
+++ b/disk-utils/cfdisk.c
@@ -2156,10 +2156,12 @@ static int ui_run(struct cfdisk *cf)
static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
{
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, out);
-
fprintf(out,
_(" %1$s [options] <disk>\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Display or manipulate a disk partition table.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -L --color[=<when>] colorize output (auto, always or never)\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -z --zero start with zeroed partition table\n"), out);
diff --git a/disk-utils/delpart.c b/disk-utils/delpart.c
index e940e3b..efa7a70 100644
--- a/disk-utils/delpart.c
+++ b/disk-utils/delpart.c
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE * out)
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, out);
fprintf(out, _(" %s <disk device> <partition number>\n"),
program_invocation_short_name);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Tell the kernel to forget about a specified partition.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(USAGE_HELP, out);
fputs(USAGE_VERSION, out);
diff --git a/disk-utils/fdformat.c b/disk-utils/fdformat.c
index c6a98e1..ad9a863 100644
--- a/disk-utils/fdformat.c
+++ b/disk-utils/fdformat.c
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE * out)
fprintf(out, _(" %s [options] <device>\n"),
program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Do a low-level formatting of a floppy disk.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -f, --from <N> start at the track N (default 0)\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -t, --to <N> stop at the track N\n"), out);
diff --git a/disk-utils/fdisk.c b/disk-utils/fdisk.c
index cf86281..9c3e103 100644
--- a/disk-utils/fdisk.c
+++ b/disk-utils/fdisk.c
@@ -636,6 +636,9 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
" %1$s [options] -l [<disk>] list partition table(s)\n"),
program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Display or manipulate a disk partition table.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -b, --sector-size <size> physical and logical sector size\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -c, --compatibility[=<mode>] mode is 'dos' or 'nondos' (default)\n"), out);
diff --git a/disk-utils/fsck.c b/disk-utils/fsck.c
index a0f9db1..535184e 100644
--- a/disk-utils/fsck.c
+++ b/disk-utils/fsck.c
@@ -1355,6 +1355,9 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
fprintf(out, _(" %s [options] -- [fs-options] [<filesystem> ...]\n"),
program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Check and repair a Linux filesystem.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -A check all filesystems\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -C [<fd>] display progress bar; file descriptor is for GUIs\n"), out);
diff --git a/disk-utils/fsck.cramfs.c b/disk-utils/fsck.cramfs.c
index 0a1c6f2..6b4b69e 100644
--- a/disk-utils/fsck.cramfs.c
+++ b/disk-utils/fsck.cramfs.c
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(int status)
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, stream);
fprintf(stream,
_(" %s [options] <file>\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, stream);
+ fputs(_("Check and repair a compressed ROM filesystem.\n"), stream);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, stream);
fputs(_(" -a for compatibility only, ignored\n"), stream);
fputs(_(" -v, --verbose be more verbose\n"), stream);
diff --git a/disk-utils/fsck.minix.c b/disk-utils/fsck.minix.c
index c0ed017..9d47548 100644
--- a/disk-utils/fsck.minix.c
+++ b/disk-utils/fsck.minix.c
@@ -193,6 +193,10 @@ usage(void) {
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, stderr);
fprintf(stderr,
_(" %s [options] <device>\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, stderr);
+ fputs(_("Check the consistency of a Minix filesystem.\n"), stderr);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, stderr);
fputs(_(" -l list all filenames\n"), stderr);
fputs(_(" -a automatic repair\n"), stderr);
diff --git a/disk-utils/isosize.c b/disk-utils/isosize.c
index 5030a50..43569ae 100644
--- a/disk-utils/isosize.c
+++ b/disk-utils/isosize.c
@@ -169,6 +169,10 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
fprintf(out,
_(" %s [options] <iso9660_image_file>\n"),
program_invocation_short_name);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Show the length of an ISO-9660 filesystem.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -d, --divisor=<number> divide the amount of bytes by <number>\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -x, --sectors show sector count and size\n"), out);
diff --git a/disk-utils/mkfs.bfs.c b/disk-utils/mkfs.bfs.c
index c2c2389..98e4b05 100644
--- a/disk-utils/mkfs.bfs.c
+++ b/disk-utils/mkfs.bfs.c
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE * out)
fprintf(out,
_("Usage: %s [options] device [block-count]\n"),
program_invocation_short_name);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Make an SCO bfs filesystem.\n"), out);
+
fprintf(out, _("\nOptions:\n"
" -N, --inodes=NUM specify desired number of inodes\n"
" -V, --vname=NAME specify volume name\n"
diff --git a/disk-utils/mkfs.c b/disk-utils/mkfs.c
index 8ad6065..08c4ef0 100644
--- a/disk-utils/mkfs.c
+++ b/disk-utils/mkfs.c
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE * out)
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, out);
fprintf(out, _(" %s [options] [-t <type>] [fs-options] <device> [<size>]\n"),
program_invocation_short_name);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Make a Linux filesystem.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fprintf(out, _(" -t, --type=<type> filesystem type; when unspecified, ext2 is used\n"));
fprintf(out, _(" fs-options parameters for the real filesystem builder\n"));
diff --git a/disk-utils/mkswap.c b/disk-utils/mkswap.c
index d34e2fd..b22c73f 100644
--- a/disk-utils/mkswap.c
+++ b/disk-utils/mkswap.c
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
" %s [options] device [size]\n"),
program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Set up a Linux swap area.\n"), out);
+
fprintf(out, _(
"\nOptions:\n"
" -c, --check check bad blocks before creating the swap area\n"
diff --git a/disk-utils/partx.c b/disk-utils/partx.c
index bf5a4ab..00c2631 100644
--- a/disk-utils/partx.c
+++ b/disk-utils/partx.c
@@ -713,6 +713,9 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
_(" %s [-a|-d|-s|-u] [--nr <n:m> | <partition>] <disk>\n"),
program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Tell the kernel about the presence and numbering of partitions.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -a, --add add specified partitions or all of them\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -d, --delete delete specified partitions or all of them\n"), out);
diff --git a/disk-utils/raw.c b/disk-utils/raw.c
index 2adbf00..cc66901 100644
--- a/disk-utils/raw.c
+++ b/disk-utils/raw.c
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(int err)
" %1$s -q %2$srawN\n"
" %1$s -qa\n"), program_invocation_short_name,
_PATH_RAWDEVDIR);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Bind a raw character device to a block device.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -q, --query set query mode\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -a, --all query all raw devices\n"), out);
diff --git a/disk-utils/resizepart.c b/disk-utils/resizepart.c
index 765e3a4..9a6235b 100644
--- a/disk-utils/resizepart.c
+++ b/disk-utils/resizepart.c
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE * out)
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, out);
fprintf(out, _(" %s <disk device> <partition number> <length>\n"),
program_invocation_short_name);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Tell the kernel about the new size of a partition.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(USAGE_HELP, out);
fputs(USAGE_VERSION, out);
diff --git a/disk-utils/sfdisk.c b/disk-utils/sfdisk.c
index 73a1331..499dd8f 100644
--- a/disk-utils/sfdisk.c
+++ b/disk-utils/sfdisk.c
@@ -1310,6 +1310,9 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
_(" %1$s [options] <dev> [[-N] <part>]\n"
" %1$s [options] <command>\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Display or manipulate a disk partition table.\n"), out);
+
fputs(_("\nCommands:\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -a, --activate <dev> [<part> ...] list or set bootable MBR partitions\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -d, --dump <dev> dump partition table (usable for later input)\n"), out);
diff --git a/disk-utils/swaplabel.c b/disk-utils/swaplabel.c
index a7498a4..89be2ae 100644
--- a/disk-utils/swaplabel.c
+++ b/disk-utils/swaplabel.c
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, out);
fprintf(out, _(" %s [options] <device>\n"),
program_invocation_short_name);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Display or change the label or UUID of a swap area.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -L, --label <label> specify a new label\n"
" -U, --uuid <uuid> specify a new uuid\n"), out);
diff --git a/login-utils/chfn.c b/login-utils/chfn.c
index 15f897c..02a009c 100644
--- a/login-utils/chfn.c
+++ b/login-utils/chfn.c
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *fp)
{
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, fp);
fprintf(fp, _(" %s [options] [<username>]\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, fp);
+ fputs(_("Change your finger information.\n"), fp);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, fp);
fputs(_(" -f, --full-name <full-name> real name\n"), fp);
fputs(_(" -o, --office <office> office number\n"), fp);
diff --git a/login-utils/chsh.c b/login-utils/chsh.c
index 76c3d21..cba21a8 100644
--- a/login-utils/chsh.c
+++ b/login-utils/chsh.c
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage (FILE *fp)
{
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, fp);
fprintf(fp, _(" %s [options] [<username>]\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, fp);
+ fputs(_("Change your login shell.\n"), fp);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, fp);
fputs(_(" -s, --shell <shell> specify login shell\n"), fp);
fputs(_(" -l, --list-shells print list of shells and exit\n"), fp);
diff --git a/login-utils/last.c b/login-utils/last.c
index bf2c2da..e646cab 100644
--- a/login-utils/last.c
+++ b/login-utils/last.c
@@ -555,6 +555,9 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
fprintf(out, _(
" %s [options] [<username>...] [<tty>...]\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Show a listing of last logged in users.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -<number> how many lines to show\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -a, --hostlast display hostnames in the last column\n"), out);
diff --git a/login-utils/login.c b/login-utils/login.c
index f07358f..8772068 100644
--- a/login-utils/login.c
+++ b/login-utils/login.c
@@ -1190,6 +1190,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
case '?':
default:
fprintf(stderr, _("Usage: login [-p] [-h <host>] [-H] [[-f] <username>]\n"));
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, stderr);
+ fputs(_("Begin a session on the system.\n"), stderr);
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
argc -= optind;
diff --git a/login-utils/lslogins.c b/login-utils/lslogins.c
index 0e99529..ef7096a 100644
--- a/login-utils/lslogins.c
+++ b/login-utils/lslogins.c
@@ -1204,6 +1204,9 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, out);
fprintf(out, _(" %s [options]\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Display information about known users in the system.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -a, --acc-expiration display info about passwords expiration\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -c, --colon-separate display data in a format similar to /etc/passwd\n"), out);
diff --git a/login-utils/newgrp.c b/login-utils/newgrp.c
index 58c9078..7403f5c 100644
--- a/login-utils/newgrp.c
+++ b/login-utils/newgrp.c
@@ -164,6 +164,10 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE * out)
{
fprintf(out, USAGE_HEADER);
fprintf(out, _(" %s <group>\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Log in to a new group.\n"), out);
+
fprintf(out, USAGE_OPTIONS);
fprintf(out, USAGE_HELP);
fprintf(out, USAGE_VERSION);
diff --git a/login-utils/nologin.c b/login-utils/nologin.c
index a4fb82d..3be50ca 100644
--- a/login-utils/nologin.c
+++ b/login-utils/nologin.c
@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@
static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
{
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, out);
-
fprintf(out,
_(" %s [options]\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Politely refuse a login.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(USAGE_HELP, out);
fputs(USAGE_VERSION, out);
diff --git a/login-utils/sulogin.c b/login-utils/sulogin.c
index f0e88a4..f4d68c4 100644
--- a/login-utils/sulogin.c
+++ b/login-utils/sulogin.c
@@ -821,6 +821,9 @@ static void usage(FILE *out)
fprintf(out, _(
" %s [options] [tty device]\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Single-user login.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -p, --login-shell start a login shell\n"
" -t, --timeout <seconds> max time to wait for a password (default: no limit)\n"
diff --git a/login-utils/utmpdump.c b/login-utils/utmpdump.c
index e1fefc6..79bdf33 100644
--- a/login-utils/utmpdump.c
+++ b/login-utils/utmpdump.c
@@ -297,6 +297,9 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
fprintf(out,
_(" %s [options] [filename]\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Dump UTMP and WTMP files in raw format.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -f, --follow output appended data as the file grows\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -r, --reverse write back dumped data into utmp file\n"), out);
diff --git a/login-utils/vipw.c b/login-utils/vipw.c
index ca90f65..668f4d8 100644
--- a/login-utils/vipw.c
+++ b/login-utils/vipw.c
@@ -297,6 +297,10 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
{
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, out);
fprintf(out, " %s\n", program_invocation_short_name);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Edit the password or group file.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(USAGE_HELP, out);
fputs(USAGE_VERSION, out);
diff --git a/misc-utils/findfs.c b/misc-utils/findfs.c
index 59f9ce0..e260541 100644
--- a/misc-utils/findfs.c
+++ b/misc-utils/findfs.c
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(int rc)
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, out);
fprintf(out, _(" %s [options] {LABEL,UUID,PARTUUID,PARTLABEL}=<value>\n"),
program_invocation_short_name);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Find a filesystem by label or UUID.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(USAGE_HELP, out);
fputs(USAGE_VERSION, out);
diff --git a/misc-utils/findmnt.c b/misc-utils/findmnt.c
index 75099d9..153ea45 100644
--- a/misc-utils/findmnt.c
+++ b/misc-utils/findmnt.c
@@ -1176,6 +1176,9 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
" %1$s [options] [--source <device>] [--target <mountpoint>]\n"),
program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Find a (mounted) filesystem.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -s, --fstab search in static table of filesystems\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -m, --mtab search in table of mounted filesystems\n"), out);
diff --git a/misc-utils/getopt.c b/misc-utils/getopt.c
index 85cac32..c166fd7 100644
--- a/misc-utils/getopt.c
+++ b/misc-utils/getopt.c
@@ -319,6 +319,9 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) print_help(void)
" %1$s [options] -o|--options <optstring> [options] [--] <parameters>\n"),
program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, stderr);
+ fputs(_("Parse command options.\n"), stderr);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, stderr);
fputs(_(" -a, --alternative allow long options starting with single -\n"), stderr);
fputs(_(" -l, --longoptions <longopts> the long options to be recognized\n"), stderr);
diff --git a/misc-utils/kill.c b/misc-utils/kill.c
index f8cb7dd..01730db 100644
--- a/misc-utils/kill.c
+++ b/misc-utils/kill.c
@@ -305,6 +305,9 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, out);
fprintf(out, _(" %s [options] <pid>|<name>...\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Forcibly terminate a process.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -a, --all do not restrict the name-to-pid conversion to processes\n"
" with the same uid as the present process\n"), out);
diff --git a/misc-utils/logger.c b/misc-utils/logger.c
index 2994dc0..35caf9d 100644
--- a/misc-utils/logger.c
+++ b/misc-utils/logger.c
@@ -510,6 +510,9 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, out);
fprintf(out, _(" %s [options] [<message>]\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Enter messages into the system log.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -i, --id[=<id>] log <id> (default is PID)\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -f, --file <file> log the contents of this file\n"), out);
diff --git a/misc-utils/look.c b/misc-utils/look.c
index 51938f2..50bc4f4 100644
--- a/misc-utils/look.c
+++ b/misc-utils/look.c
@@ -366,6 +366,10 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE * out)
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, out);
fprintf(out,
_(" %s [options] string [file]\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Display lines beginning with a specified string.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -a, --alternative use alternative dictionary\n"
" -d, --alphanum compare only alphanumeric characters\n"
diff --git a/misc-utils/lsblk.c b/misc-utils/lsblk.c
index e29901f..8a38b9e 100644
--- a/misc-utils/lsblk.c
+++ b/misc-utils/lsblk.c
@@ -1523,6 +1523,10 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) help(FILE *out)
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, out);
fprintf(out, _(" %s [options] [<device> ...]\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("List information about block devices.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -a, --all print all devices\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -b, --bytes print SIZE in bytes rather than in human readable format\n"), out);
diff --git a/misc-utils/lslocks.c b/misc-utils/lslocks.c
index 83d7b90..045186a 100644
--- a/misc-utils/lslocks.c
+++ b/misc-utils/lslocks.c
@@ -506,6 +506,9 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE * out)
fprintf(out,
_(" %s [options]\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("List local system locks.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -p, --pid <pid> process id\n"
" -o, --output <list> define which output columns to use\n"
diff --git a/misc-utils/mcookie.c b/misc-utils/mcookie.c
index c370c2a..ee8ec38 100644
--- a/misc-utils/mcookie.c
+++ b/misc-utils/mcookie.c
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE * out)
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, out);
fprintf(out, _(" %s [options]\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Generate magic cookies for xauth.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -f, --file <file> use file as a cookie seed\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -m, --max-size <num> limit how much is read from seed files\n"), out);
diff --git a/misc-utils/namei.c b/misc-utils/namei.c
index ff58c9b..3af0380 100644
--- a/misc-utils/namei.c
+++ b/misc-utils/namei.c
@@ -427,6 +427,10 @@ static void usage(int rc)
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, out);
fprintf(out,
_(" %s [options] <pathname>...\n"), p);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Follow a pathname until a terminal point is found.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -h, --help displays this help text\n"
" -V, --version output version information and exit\n"
diff --git a/misc-utils/rename.c b/misc-utils/rename.c
index 1bb23cd..5ecf86c 100644
--- a/misc-utils/rename.c
+++ b/misc-utils/rename.c
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE * out)
fprintf(out,
_(" %s [options] <expression> <replacement> <file>...\n"),
program_invocation_short_name);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Rename files.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -v, --verbose explain what is being done\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -s, --symlink act on the target of symlinks\n"), out);
diff --git a/misc-utils/uuidd.c b/misc-utils/uuidd.c
index 55aac35..1cbdeef 100644
--- a/misc-utils/uuidd.c
+++ b/misc-utils/uuidd.c
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE * out)
fprintf(out,
_(" %s [options]\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("A daemon for generating UUIDs.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -p, --pid <path> path to pid file\n"
" -s, --socket <path> path to socket\n"
diff --git a/misc-utils/uuidgen.c b/misc-utils/uuidgen.c
index 48c6562..54c5773 100644
--- a/misc-utils/uuidgen.c
+++ b/misc-utils/uuidgen.c
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE * out)
fprintf(out,
_(" %s [options]\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Create a new UUID value.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -r, --random generate random-based uuid\n"
" -t, --time generate time-based uuid\n"
diff --git a/misc-utils/whereis.c b/misc-utils/whereis.c
index 5ae6de1..da809a1 100644
--- a/misc-utils/whereis.c
+++ b/misc-utils/whereis.c
@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, out);
fprintf(out, _(" %s [options] <file>\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Locate the binary, source, and manual-page files for a command.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -b search only for binaries\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -B <dirs> define binaries lookup path\n"), out);
diff --git a/misc-utils/wipefs.c b/misc-utils/wipefs.c
index 70c3f23..0daa87a 100644
--- a/misc-utils/wipefs.c
+++ b/misc-utils/wipefs.c
@@ -451,6 +451,10 @@ usage(FILE *out)
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, out);
fprintf(out,
_(" %s [options] <device>\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Wipe signatures from a device.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -a, --all wipe all magic strings (BE CAREFUL!)\n"
" -b, --backup create a signature backup in $HOME\n"
diff --git a/schedutils/chrt.c b/schedutils/chrt.c
index 7988b2a..fe4c179 100644
--- a/schedutils/chrt.c
+++ b/schedutils/chrt.c
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) show_usage(int rc)
{
FILE *out = rc == EXIT_SUCCESS ? stdout : stderr;
+ fputs(_("Show or change the real-time scheduling attributes of a process.\n"), out);
fprintf(out, _(
- "\nchrt - manipulate real-time attributes of a process\n"
"\nSet policy:\n"
" chrt [options] [<policy>] <priority> [-p <pid> | <command> [<arg>...]]\n"
"\nGet policy:\n"
diff --git a/schedutils/ionice.c b/schedutils/ionice.c
index fa43e48..fb5d04a 100644
--- a/schedutils/ionice.c
+++ b/schedutils/ionice.c
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE * out)
" %1$s [options] -u <uid>...\n"
" %1$s [options] <command>\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Show or change the I/O-scheduling class and priority of a process.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -c, --class <class> name or number of scheduling class,\n"
" 0: none, 1: realtime, 2: best-effort, 3: idle\n"), out);
diff --git a/schedutils/taskset.c b/schedutils/taskset.c
index 1bf1291..d6b21e4 100644
--- a/schedutils/taskset.c
+++ b/schedutils/taskset.c
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
_("Usage: %s [options] [mask | cpu-list] [pid|cmd [args...]]\n\n"),
program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Show or change the CPU affinity of a process.\n"), out);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+
fprintf(out, _(
"Options:\n"
" -a, --all-tasks operate on all the tasks (threads) for a given pid\n"
diff --git a/sys-utils/blkdiscard.c b/sys-utils/blkdiscard.c
index 6075d86..e33f9b9 100644
--- a/sys-utils/blkdiscard.c
+++ b/sys-utils/blkdiscard.c
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, out);
fprintf(out,
_(" %s [options] <device>\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Discard the content of sectors on a device.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -o, --offset <num> offset in bytes to discard from\n"
" -l, --length <num> length of bytes to discard from the offset\n"
diff --git a/sys-utils/chcpu.c b/sys-utils/chcpu.c
index aba9d6b..428fdc2 100644
--- a/sys-utils/chcpu.c
+++ b/sys-utils/chcpu.c
@@ -238,6 +238,9 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
"\nUsage:\n"
" %s [options]\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Configure CPUs in a multi-processor system.\n"), out);
+
puts(_( "\nOptions:\n"
" -h, --help print this help\n"
" -e, --enable <cpu-list> enable cpus\n"
diff --git a/sys-utils/ctrlaltdel.c b/sys-utils/ctrlaltdel.c
index 863632f..8f646e5 100644
--- a/sys-utils/ctrlaltdel.c
+++ b/sys-utils/ctrlaltdel.c
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE * out)
{
fprintf(out, USAGE_HEADER);
fprintf(out, _(" %s hard|soft\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+
+ fprintf(out, USAGE_SEPARATOR);
+ fprintf(out, "Set the function of the Ctrl-Alt-Del combination.\n");
+
fprintf(out, USAGE_OPTIONS);
fprintf(out, USAGE_HELP);
fprintf(out, USAGE_VERSION);
diff --git a/sys-utils/dmesg.c b/sys-utils/dmesg.c
index c6152d4..267e546 100644
--- a/sys-utils/dmesg.c
+++ b/sys-utils/dmesg.c
@@ -261,6 +261,10 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, out);
fprintf(out, _(" %s [options]\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Display or control the kernel ring buffer.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -C, --clear clear the kernel ring buffer\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -c, --read-clear read and clear all messages\n"), out);
diff --git a/sys-utils/eject.c b/sys-utils/eject.c
index a816b20..2114780 100644
--- a/sys-utils/eject.c
+++ b/sys-utils/eject.c
@@ -130,10 +130,12 @@ static inline void info(const char *fmt, ...)
static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE * out)
{
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, out);
-
fprintf(out,
_(" %s [options] [<device>|<mountpoint>]\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Eject removable media.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -a, --auto <on|off> turn auto-eject feature on or off\n"
" -c, --changerslot <slot> switch discs on a CD-ROM changer\n"
diff --git a/sys-utils/fallocate.c b/sys-utils/fallocate.c
index 0e06524..0e4eb49 100644
--- a/sys-utils/fallocate.c
+++ b/sys-utils/fallocate.c
@@ -76,8 +76,11 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, out);
fprintf(out,
_(" %s [options] <filename>\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
- fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Preallocate space to, or deallocate space from a file.\n"), out);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -c, --collapse-range remove a range from the file\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -d, --dig-holes detect zeroes and replace with holes\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -l, --length <num> length for range operations, in bytes\n"), out);
diff --git a/sys-utils/flock.c b/sys-utils/flock.c
index 2550a5b..3828155 100644
--- a/sys-utils/flock.c
+++ b/sys-utils/flock.c
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(int ex)
" %1$s [options] <file>|<directory> -c <command>\n"
" %1$s [options] <file descriptor number>\n"),
program_invocation_short_name);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, stderr);
+ fputs(_("Manage file locks from shell scripts.\n"), stderr);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, stderr);
fputs(_( " -s, --shared get a shared lock\n"), stderr);
fputs(_( " -x, --exclusive get an exclusive lock (default)\n"), stderr);
diff --git a/sys-utils/fsfreeze.c b/sys-utils/fsfreeze.c
index 961f8c1..d8b0a68 100644
--- a/sys-utils/fsfreeze.c
+++ b/sys-utils/fsfreeze.c
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
fprintf(out, USAGE_HEADER);
fprintf(out,
_(" %s [options] <mountpoint>\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Suspend access to a filesystem (ext3/4, ReiserFS, JFS, XFS).\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -f, --freeze freeze the filesystem\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -u, --unfreeze unfreeze the filesystem\n"), out);
diff --git a/sys-utils/fstrim.c b/sys-utils/fstrim.c
index b18cdb2..fca7482 100644
--- a/sys-utils/fstrim.c
+++ b/sys-utils/fstrim.c
@@ -228,6 +228,10 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, out);
fprintf(out,
_(" %s [options] <mount point>\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Discard unused blocks on a mounted filesystem.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -a, --all trim all mounted filesystems that are supported\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -o, --offset <num> the offset in bytes to start discarding from\n"), out);
diff --git a/sys-utils/hwclock.c b/sys-utils/hwclock.c
index 008b20a..c236b03 100644
--- a/sys-utils/hwclock.c
+++ b/sys-utils/hwclock.c
@@ -1566,6 +1566,9 @@ static void usage(const char *fmt, ...)
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, usageto);
fputs(_(" hwclock [function] [option...]\n"), usageto);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, usageto);
+ fputs(_("Query or set the hardware clock.\n"), usageto);
+
fputs(_("\nFunctions:\n"), usageto);
fputs(_(" -h, --help show this help text and exit\n"
" -r, --show read hardware clock and print result\n"
diff --git a/sys-utils/ipcmk.c b/sys-utils/ipcmk.c
index 3ff021e..eae4935 100644
--- a/sys-utils/ipcmk.c
+++ b/sys-utils/ipcmk.c
@@ -64,8 +64,11 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE * out)
{
fprintf(out, USAGE_HEADER);
fprintf(out, _(" %s [options]\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
- fprintf(out, USAGE_OPTIONS);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Create various IPC resources.\n"), out);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -M, --shmem <size> create shared memory segment of size <size>\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -S, --semaphore <nsems> create semaphore array with <nsems> elements\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -Q, --queue create message queue\n"), out);
diff --git a/sys-utils/ipcrm.c b/sys-utils/ipcrm.c
index 5fe3df8..6702631 100644
--- a/sys-utils/ipcrm.c
+++ b/sys-utils/ipcrm.c
@@ -49,7 +49,11 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE * out)
fprintf(out, USAGE_HEADER);
fprintf(out, " %s [options]\n", program_invocation_short_name);
fprintf(out, " %s shm|msg|sem <id>...\n", program_invocation_short_name);
- fprintf(out, USAGE_OPTIONS);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Remove certain IPC resources.\n"), out);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -m, --shmem-id <id> remove shared memory segment by id\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -M, --shmem-key <key> remove shared memory segment by key\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -q, --queue-id <id> remove message queue by id\n"), out);
diff --git a/sys-utils/ipcs.c b/sys-utils/ipcs.c
index a2d7f12..3bfba0a 100644
--- a/sys-utils/ipcs.c
+++ b/sys-utils/ipcs.c
@@ -52,7 +52,11 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE * out)
fprintf(out, USAGE_HEADER);
fprintf(out, " %s [resource ...] [output-format]\n", program_invocation_short_name);
fprintf(out, " %s [resource] -i <id>\n", program_invocation_short_name);
- fprintf(out, USAGE_OPTIONS);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Show information on IPC facilities.\n"), out);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -i, --id <id> print details on resource identified by <id>\n"), out);
fprintf(out, USAGE_HELP);
fprintf(out, USAGE_VERSION);
diff --git a/sys-utils/ldattach.c b/sys-utils/ldattach.c
index 853a3ed..33c7aa2 100644
--- a/sys-utils/ldattach.c
+++ b/sys-utils/ldattach.c
@@ -193,8 +193,11 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(int exitcode)
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, out);
fprintf(out, _(" %s [options] <ldisc> <device>\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
- fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Attach a line discipline to a serial line.\n"), out);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -d, --debug print verbose messages to stderr\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -s, --speed <value> set serial line speed\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -c, --intro-command <string> intro sent before ldattach\n"), out);
diff --git a/sys-utils/losetup.c b/sys-utils/losetup.c
index 95e99bb..29084ea 100644
--- a/sys-utils/losetup.c
+++ b/sys-utils/losetup.c
@@ -368,6 +368,9 @@ static void usage(FILE *out)
" %1$s [options] -f | <loopdev> <file>\n"),
program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Set up and control loop devices.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -a, --all list all used devices\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -d, --detach <loopdev>... detach one or more devices\n"), out);
diff --git a/sys-utils/lscpu.c b/sys-utils/lscpu.c
index 2a50325..9b3adbc 100644
--- a/sys-utils/lscpu.c
+++ b/sys-utils/lscpu.c
@@ -1629,6 +1629,9 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, out);
fprintf(out, _(" %s [options]\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Display information about the CPU architecture.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -a, --all print both online and offline CPUs (default for -e)\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -b, --online print online CPUs only (default for -p)\n"), out);
diff --git a/sys-utils/mount.c b/sys-utils/mount.c
index 14a5e5c..1410985 100644
--- a/sys-utils/mount.c
+++ b/sys-utils/mount.c
@@ -718,6 +718,9 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
" %1$s <operation> <mountpoint> [<target>]\n"),
program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Mount a filesystem.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fprintf(out, _(
" -a, --all mount all filesystems mentioned in fstab\n"
diff --git a/sys-utils/mountpoint.c b/sys-utils/mountpoint.c
index 0aaa290..a43bfd6 100644
--- a/sys-utils/mountpoint.c
+++ b/sys-utils/mountpoint.c
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
_(" %1$s [-qd] /path/to/directory\n"
" %1$s -x /dev/device\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Check whether a directory or file is a mountpoint.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -q, --quiet quiet mode - don't print anything\n"
" -d, --fs-devno print maj:min device number of the filesystem\n"
diff --git a/sys-utils/nsenter.c b/sys-utils/nsenter.c
index c54d63f..e00a3e4 100644
--- a/sys-utils/nsenter.c
+++ b/sys-utils/nsenter.c
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ static void usage(int status)
fprintf(out, _(" %s [options] <program> [<argument>...]\n"),
program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Run a program with namespaces of other processes.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -t, --target <pid> target process to get namespaces from\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -m, --mount[=<file>] enter mount namespace\n"), out);
diff --git a/sys-utils/pivot_root.c b/sys-utils/pivot_root.c
index 31ceabb..a7b28bf 100644
--- a/sys-utils/pivot_root.c
+++ b/sys-utils/pivot_root.c
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE * out)
fprintf(out, USAGE_HEADER);
fprintf(out, _(" %s [options] new_root put_old\n"),
program_invocation_short_name);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Change the root filesystem.\n"), out);
+
fprintf(out, USAGE_OPTIONS);
fprintf(out, USAGE_HELP);
fprintf(out, USAGE_VERSION);
diff --git a/sys-utils/prlimit.c b/sys-utils/prlimit.c
index 8d0a110..ddab76e 100644
--- a/sys-utils/prlimit.c
+++ b/sys-utils/prlimit.c
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE * out)
fprintf(out,
_(" %s [options] COMMAND\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Show or change the resource limits of a process.\n"), out);
+
fputs(_("\nGeneral Options:\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -p, --pid <pid> process id\n"
" -o, --output <list> define which output columns to use\n"
diff --git a/sys-utils/readprofile.c b/sys-utils/readprofile.c
index 79de7c2..eb6b8ec 100644
--- a/sys-utils/readprofile.c
+++ b/sys-utils/readprofile.c
@@ -102,8 +102,11 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__))
{
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, out);
fprintf(out, _(" %s [options]\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
- fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Display kernel profiling information.\n"), out);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fprintf(out,
_(" -m, --mapfile <mapfile> (defaults: \"%s\" and\n"), defaultmap);
fprintf(out,
diff --git a/sys-utils/renice.c b/sys-utils/renice.c
index c96e39a..656a111 100644
--- a/sys-utils/renice.c
+++ b/sys-utils/renice.c
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
" %1$s [-n] <priority> -g|--pgrp <pgid>...\n"
" %1$s [-n] <priority> -u|--user <user>...\n"),
program_invocation_short_name);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Alter the priority of running processes.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -n, --priority <num> specify the nice increment value\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -p, --pid <id> interpret argument as process ID (default)\n"), out);
diff --git a/sys-utils/rtcwake.c b/sys-utils/rtcwake.c
index e1cd41d..35ca7e8 100644
--- a/sys-utils/rtcwake.c
+++ b/sys-utils/rtcwake.c
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
fprintf(out,
_(" %s [options]\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Enter a system sleep state until a specified wakeup time.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -a, --auto reads the clock mode from adjust file (default)\n"), out);
fprintf(out,
diff --git a/sys-utils/setarch.c b/sys-utils/setarch.c
index ed2a6a6..0943038 100644
--- a/sys-utils/setarch.c
+++ b/sys-utils/setarch.c
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) show_help(void)
printf(_(" %s%s [options] [program [program arguments]]\n"),
program_invocation_short_name,
!strcmp(program_invocation_short_name, "setarch") ? " <arch>" : "");
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, stdout);
+ fputs(_("Change the reported architecture and set personality flags.\n"), stdout);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, stdout);
fputs(_(" -v, --verbose says what options are being switched on\n"), stdout);
fputs(_(" -R, --addr-no-randomize disables randomization of the virtual address space\n"), stdout);
diff --git a/sys-utils/setpriv.c b/sys-utils/setpriv.c
index 06d9fe4..1630122 100644
--- a/sys-utils/setpriv.c
+++ b/sys-utils/setpriv.c
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
fprintf(out, _(" %s [options] <program> [<argument>...]\n"),
program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Run a program with different privilege settings.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -d, --dump show current state (and do not exec anything)\n"), out);
fputs(_(" --nnp, --no-new-privs disallow granting new privileges\n"), out);
diff --git a/sys-utils/setsid.c b/sys-utils/setsid.c
index 782de82..adc34ec 100644
--- a/sys-utils/setsid.c
+++ b/sys-utils/setsid.c
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE * out)
" %s [options] <program> [arguments ...]\n"),
program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Run a program in a new session.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -c, --ctty set the controlling terminal to the current one\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -w, --wait wait program to exit, and use the same return\n"), out);
diff --git a/sys-utils/swapoff.c b/sys-utils/swapoff.c
index b725462..168d10f 100644
--- a/sys-utils/swapoff.c
+++ b/sys-utils/swapoff.c
@@ -116,9 +116,11 @@ static int swapoff_by(const char *name, const char *value, int quiet)
static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE * out)
{
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, out);
-
fprintf(out, _(" %s [options] [<spec>]\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Disable devices and files for paging and swapping.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -a, --all disable all swaps from /proc/swaps\n"
" -v, --verbose verbose mode\n"), out);
diff --git a/sys-utils/swapon.c b/sys-utils/swapon.c
index a457607..8a3a217 100644
--- a/sys-utils/swapon.c
+++ b/sys-utils/swapon.c
@@ -724,9 +724,11 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE * out)
{
size_t i;
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, out);
-
fprintf(out, _(" %s [options] [<spec>]\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Enable devices and files for paging and swapping.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -a, --all enable all swaps from /etc/fstab\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -d, --discard[=<policy>] enable swap discards, if supported by device\n"), out);
diff --git a/sys-utils/switch_root.c b/sys-utils/switch_root.c
index 534d44a..be23fd8 100644
--- a/sys-utils/switch_root.c
+++ b/sys-utils/switch_root.c
@@ -200,6 +200,10 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *output)
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, output);
fprintf(output, _(" %s [options] <newrootdir> <init> <args to init>\n"),
program_invocation_short_name);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, output);
+ fputs(_("Switch to another filesystem as the root of the mount tree.\n"), output);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, output);
fputs(USAGE_HELP, output);
fputs(USAGE_VERSION, output);
diff --git a/sys-utils/tunelp.c b/sys-utils/tunelp.c
index 08cef5c..b132d7a 100644
--- a/sys-utils/tunelp.c
+++ b/sys-utils/tunelp.c
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) print_usage(FILE *out)
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, out);
fprintf(out, _(" %s [options] <device>\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Set various parameters for the line printer.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -i, --irq <num> specify parallel port irq\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -t, --time <ms> driver wait time in milliseconds\n"), out);
diff --git a/sys-utils/umount.c b/sys-utils/umount.c
index 8bc6655..464c4c8 100644
--- a/sys-utils/umount.c
+++ b/sys-utils/umount.c
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
" %1$s [options] <source> | <directory>\n"),
program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Unmount filesystems.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -a, --all unmount all filesystems\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -A, --all-targets unmount all mountpoints for the given device in the\n"
diff --git a/sys-utils/unshare.c b/sys-utils/unshare.c
index 933f621..fccdba2 100644
--- a/sys-utils/unshare.c
+++ b/sys-utils/unshare.c
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ static void usage(int status)
fprintf(out, _(" %s [options] <program> [<argument>...]\n"),
program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Run a program with some namespaces unshared from the parent.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -m, --mount unshare mounts namespace\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -u, --uts unshare UTS namespace (hostname etc)\n"), out);
diff --git a/sys-utils/wdctl.c b/sys-utils/wdctl.c
index 0628c8e..095d8ed 100644
--- a/sys-utils/wdctl.c
+++ b/sys-utils/wdctl.c
@@ -173,8 +173,10 @@ static void usage(FILE *out)
fprintf(out,
_(" %s [options] [<device> ...]\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
- fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Show the status of the hardware watchdog.\n"), out);
+ fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -f, --flags <list> print selected flags only\n"
" -F, --noflags don't print information about flags\n"
" -I, --noident don't print watchdog identity information\n"
diff --git a/sys-utils/zramctl.c b/sys-utils/zramctl.c
index 786be06..4abc587 100644
--- a/sys-utils/zramctl.c
+++ b/sys-utils/zramctl.c
@@ -378,6 +378,9 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE * out)
" %1$s [options] -f | <device> -s <size>\n"),
program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Set up and control zram devices.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -a, --algorithm lzo|lz4 compression algorithm to use\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -b, --bytes print sizes in bytes rather than in human readable format\n"), out);
diff --git a/term-utils/agetty.c b/term-utils/agetty.c
index 9871a36..2ac0644 100644
--- a/term-utils/agetty.c
+++ b/term-utils/agetty.c
@@ -1982,6 +1982,10 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, out);
fprintf(out, _(" %1$s [options] <line> [<baud_rate>,...] [<termtype>]\n"
" %1$s [options] <baud_rate>,... <line> [<termtype>]\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Open a terminal and set its mode.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -8, --8bits assume 8-bit tty\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -a, --autologin <user> login the specified user automatically\n"), out);
diff --git a/term-utils/mesg.c b/term-utils/mesg.c
index 12e4e0e..a389287 100644
--- a/term-utils/mesg.c
+++ b/term-utils/mesg.c
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE * out)
* which means they can be translated. */
fprintf(out,
_(" %s [options] [y | n]\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Control write access of other users to your terminal.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -v, --verbose explain what is being done\n"), out);
fputs(USAGE_HELP, out);
diff --git a/term-utils/script.c b/term-utils/script.c
index 78d7a30..548334c 100644
--- a/term-utils/script.c
+++ b/term-utils/script.c
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ usage(FILE *out)
fprintf(out,
_(" %s [options] [file]\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Make a typescript of a terminal session.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -a, --append append the output\n"
" -c, --command <command> run command rather than interactive shell\n"
diff --git a/term-utils/scriptreplay.c b/term-utils/scriptreplay.c
index fb5ded3..1724663 100644
--- a/term-utils/scriptreplay.c
+++ b/term-utils/scriptreplay.c
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ usage(FILE *out)
_(" %s [-t] timingfile [typescript] [divisor]\n"),
program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Play back terminal typescripts, using timing information.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -t, --timing <file> script timing output file\n"
" -s, --typescript <file> script terminal session output file\n"
diff --git a/term-utils/setterm.c b/term-utils/setterm.c
index fefb0a9..76fedba 100644
--- a/term-utils/setterm.c
+++ b/term-utils/setterm.c
@@ -402,6 +402,10 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, out);
fprintf(out,
_(" %s [options]\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Set the attributes of a terminal.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" --term <terminal_name> override TERM environment variable\n"), out);
fputs(_(" --reset reset terminal to power-on state\n"), out);
diff --git a/term-utils/wall.c b/term-utils/wall.c
index 598e9f2..387594c 100644
--- a/term-utils/wall.c
+++ b/term-utils/wall.c
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, out);
fprintf(out,
_(" %s [options] [<file> | <message>]\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Write a message to all users.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -n, --nobanner do not print banner, works only for root\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -t, --timeout <timeout> write timeout in seconds\n"), out);
diff --git a/term-utils/write.c b/term-utils/write.c
index ca40354..238040b 100644
--- a/term-utils/write.c
+++ b/term-utils/write.c
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE * out)
_(" %s [options] <user> [<ttyname>]\n"),
program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Send a message to another user.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(USAGE_HELP, out);
fputs(USAGE_VERSION, out);
diff --git a/text-utils/col.c b/text-utils/col.c
index 1218f25..53f0556 100644
--- a/text-utils/col.c
+++ b/text-utils/col.c
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
"\nUsage:\n"
" %s [options]\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Filter out reverse line feeds.\n"), out);
+
fprintf(out, _(
"\nOptions:\n"
" -b, --no-backspaces do not output backspaces\n"
diff --git a/text-utils/colcrt.c b/text-utils/colcrt.c
index c39c8b6..31ce52a 100644
--- a/text-utils/colcrt.c
+++ b/text-utils/colcrt.c
@@ -313,6 +313,10 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE * out)
_("\nUsage:\n"
" %s [options] [file ...]\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Filter nroff output for CRT previewing.\n"), out);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fprintf(out,
_(" -, --no-underlining suppress all underlining\n"
" -2, --half-lines print all half-lines\n"
diff --git a/text-utils/colrm.c b/text-utils/colrm.c
index 4264fe6..431eae0 100644
--- a/text-utils/colrm.c
+++ b/text-utils/colrm.c
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE * out)
fprintf(out, _("\nUsage:\n"
" %s [startcol [endcol]]\n"),
program_invocation_short_name);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Filter out the specified columns.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(USAGE_HELP, out);
fputs(USAGE_VERSION, out);
diff --git a/text-utils/column.c b/text-utils/column.c
index e583dba..60d1231 100644
--- a/text-utils/column.c
+++ b/text-utils/column.c
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(int rc)
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, out);
fprintf(out, _(" %s [options] [<file>...]\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Columnate lists.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -c, --columns <width> width of output in number of characters\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -t, --table create a table\n"), out);
diff --git a/text-utils/hexdump.c b/text-utils/hexdump.c
index afae334..9ee5cb7 100644
--- a/text-utils/hexdump.c
+++ b/text-utils/hexdump.c
@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@ void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
{
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, out);
fprintf(out, _(" %s [options] <file>...\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Display file contents in hexadecimal, decimal, octal, or ascii.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -b, --one-byte-octal one-byte octal display\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -c, --one-byte-char one-byte character display\n"), out);
diff --git a/text-utils/line.c b/text-utils/line.c
index 80daa34..9384b5c 100644
--- a/text-utils/line.c
+++ b/text-utils/line.c
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
{
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, out);
fprintf(out, _(" %s [options]\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Read one line.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(USAGE_HELP, out);
fputs(USAGE_VERSION, out);
diff --git a/text-utils/more.c b/text-utils/more.c
index 5c48457..74148a7 100644
--- a/text-utils/more.c
+++ b/text-utils/more.c
@@ -317,6 +317,10 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
{
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, out);
fprintf(out, _(" %s [options] <file>...\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("A file perusal filter for CRT viewing.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -d display help instead of ringing bell\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -f count logical rather than screen lines\n"), out);
diff --git a/text-utils/pg.c b/text-utils/pg.c
index 9ada00c..998010a 100644
--- a/text-utils/pg.c
+++ b/text-utils/pg.c
@@ -222,6 +222,10 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
fprintf(out,
_(" %s [options] [+line] [+/pattern/] [files]\n"),
program_invocation_short_name);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Browse pagewise through text files.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -number lines per page\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -c clear screen before displaying\n"), out);
diff --git a/text-utils/rev.c b/text-utils/rev.c
index bda31d2..cb38482 100644
--- a/text-utils/rev.c
+++ b/text-utils/rev.c
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE * out)
{
fprintf(out, _("Usage: %s [options] [file ...]\n"),
program_invocation_short_name);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Reverse lines characterwise.\n"), out);
+
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(USAGE_HELP, out);
fputs(USAGE_VERSION, out);
diff --git a/text-utils/tailf.c b/text-utils/tailf.c
index bd38da2..cf22a1e 100644
--- a/text-utils/tailf.c
+++ b/text-utils/tailf.c
@@ -198,6 +198,9 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
" %s [option] file\n"),
program_invocation_short_name);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Follow the growth of a log file.\n"), out);
+
fprintf(out, _(
"\nOptions:\n"
" -n, --lines NUMBER output the last NUMBER lines\n"
diff --git a/text-utils/ul.c b/text-utils/ul.c
index 20a0551..30cad79 100644
--- a/text-utils/ul.c
+++ b/text-utils/ul.c
@@ -134,8 +134,11 @@ usage(FILE *out)
{
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, out);
fprintf(out, _(" %s [options] [<file> ...]\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
- fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(_("Do underlining.\n"), out);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -t, -T, --terminal TERMINAL override the TERM environment variable\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -i, --indicated underlining is indicated via a separate line\n"), out);
fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
--
1.7.0.4
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* Re: [PATCH V2] textual: add a docstring to most of the utilities
2014-12-22 21:57 [PATCH V2] textual: add a docstring to most of the utilities Benno Schulenberg
@ 2015-01-06 10:32 ` Karel Zak
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From: Karel Zak @ 2015-01-06 10:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Benno Schulenberg; +Cc: util-linux
On Mon, Dec 22, 2014 at 10:57:17PM +0100, Benno Schulenberg wrote:
> This adds a concise description of a tool to its usage text.
Applied, thanks.
Karel
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http://karelzak.blogspot.com
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