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doc: clarify where ambiguous if short options take no param
* doc/coreutils.texi (split invocation): Clarify that -d takes no param. (uniq invocation): Likewise for -D. (shred invocation): Likewise for -u. (tee invocation): Likewise for -p.
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@@ -3182,13 +3182,13 @@ specified, will auto increase the length by 2 as required.
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Use digits in suffixes rather than lower-case letters. The numerical
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suffix counts from @var{from} if specified, 0 otherwise.
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@var{from} is used to either set the initial suffix for a single run,
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or to set the suffix offset for independently split inputs, and consequently
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the auto suffix length expansion described above is disabled. Therefore
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you may also want to use option @option{-a} to allow suffixes beyond @samp{99}.
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Note if option @option{--number} is specified and the number of files is less
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than @var{from}, a single run is assumed and the minimum suffix length
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required is automatically determined.
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@var{from} is supported with the long form option, and is used to either set the
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initial suffix for a single run, or to set the suffix offset for independently
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split inputs, and consequently the auto suffix length expansion described above
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is disabled. Therefore you may also want to use option @option{-a} to allow
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suffixes beyond @samp{99}. Note if option @option{--number} is specified and
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the number of files is less than @var{from}, a single run is assumed and the
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minimum suffix length required is automatically determined.
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@item --additional-suffix=@var{suffix}
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@opindex --additional-suffix
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@@ -4907,8 +4907,9 @@ Do not discard the second and subsequent repeated input lines,
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but discard lines that are not repeated.
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This option is useful mainly in conjunction with other options e.g.,
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to ignore case or to compare only selected fields.
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The optional @var{delimit-method} specifies how to delimit
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groups of repeated lines, and must be one of the following:
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The optional @var{delimit-method}, supported with the long form option,
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specifies how to delimit groups of repeated lines, and must be one of the
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following:
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@table @samp
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@@ -9414,8 +9415,8 @@ the whole file. @var{bytes} can be followed by a size specification like
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After shredding a file, truncate it (if possible) and then remove it.
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If a file has multiple links, only the named links will be removed.
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Often the file name is less sensitive than the file data, in which case
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the optional @var{how} parameter gives control of how to more efficiently
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remove each directory entry.
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the optional @var{how} parameter, supported with the long form option,
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gives control of how to more efficiently remove each directory entry.
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The @samp{unlink} parameter will just use a standard unlink call,
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@samp{wipe} will also first obfuscate bytes in the name, and
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@samp{wipesync} will also sync each obfuscated byte in the name to disk.
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@@ -12892,8 +12893,9 @@ Ignore interrupt signals.
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@itemx --output-error[=@var{mode}]
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@opindex -p
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@opindex --output-error
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Select the behavior with errors on the outputs,
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where @var{mode} is one of the following:
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Adjust the behavior with errors on the outputs,
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with the long form option supporting selection
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between the following @var{mode}s:
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@table @samp
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@item warn
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@@ -12902,10 +12904,11 @@ Writing is continued to still open files/pipes.
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Exit status indicates failure if any output has an error.
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@item warn-nopipe
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This is the default @var{mode} when not specified,
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or when the short form @option{-p} is used.
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Warn on error opening or writing any output, except pipes.
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Writing is continued to still open files/pipes.
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Exit status indicates failure if any non pipe output had an error.
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This is the default @var{mode} when not specified.
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@item exit
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Exit on error opening or writing any output, including pipes.
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