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From: Ruediger Meier <sweet_f_a@gmx.de>
To: Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
Cc: util-linux@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] misc: standardize USAGE_COLUMNS
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 02:45:50 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <201706290245.50496.sweet_f_a@gmx.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <201706290227.35921.sweet_f_a@gmx.de>

On Thursday 29 June 2017, Ruediger Meier wrote:
> On Thursday 29 June 2017 at 00:44, you wrote:

> "columns to display (see Columns:)"

Another point. This is the SHORT help. Maybe it's too much that
2 of 3 nouns are the same.

Better:

  "COLUMNS to display (see below)"

where "(see below)" could be skipped as mentioned.

or just inlined

  "output columns (gpt, dos, bsd, sgi, sun)"

cu,
Rudi

  reply	other threads:[~2017-06-29  0:46 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2017-06-28 22:44 [PATCH] misc: standardize USAGE_COLUMNS J William Piggott
2017-06-29  0:27 ` Ruediger Meier
2017-06-29  0:45   ` Ruediger Meier [this message]
2017-06-29  8:18   ` Karel Zak

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