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Date:      Wed, 17 Aug 2005 23:21:00 GMT
From:      Toby Peterson <toby@apple.com>
To:        freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   docs/85063: expand(1) manpage needs to clarify -t option
Message-ID:  <200508172321.j7HNL0Us054552@www.freebsd.org>
Resent-Message-ID: <200508172330.j7HNUG7j099056@freefall.freebsd.org>

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>Number:         85063
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       expand(1) manpage needs to clarify -t option
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Aug 17 23:30:16 GMT 2005
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Toby Peterson
>Release:        HEAD
>Organization:
Apple Computer, Inc.
>Environment:
n/a
>Description:
expand's -t option overrides the -a option; the manpage does not mention this.
>How-To-Repeat:
Read the expand(1) manpage.
>Fix:
Index: expand.1
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/usr.bin/expand/expand.1,v
retrieving revision 1.14
diff -u -r1.14 expand.1
--- expand.1    17 Jan 2005 07:44:17 -0000      1.14
+++ expand.1    17 Aug 2005 23:19:36 -0000
@@ -90,7 +90,11 @@
 Set tab stops at column positions
 .Ar tab1 , tab2 , ... , tabn .
 If only a single number is given, tab stops are set that number of
-column positions apart instead of the default number of 8.
+column positions apart instead of the default number of 8. If the
+.Fl t
+option is specified, it overrides the
+.Fl a
+option.
 .El
 .Sh ENVIRONMENT
 The

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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