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authorEric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>2009-01-08 06:33:16 -0700
committerEric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>2009-01-08 07:57:36 -0700
commita99c35b04d9ab601e4fa98319c56fbdbde6b420a (patch)
tree264804f0a32ce73b8444dbbcced994058c758d1e /src/hostid.c
parent* bootstrap.conf (avoided_gnulib_modules): Add dummy. (diff)
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option handling: make exceptions more consistent
* doc/coreutils.texi (Common options): Not all utilities reject option abbreviations. * src/chroot.c (main): Report correct name on failure. * src/echo.c (usage): Clarify long option usage. * src/setuidgid.c (usage): Likewise. * src/hostid.c (usage): Condense.
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diff --git a/src/hostid.c b/src/hostid.c
index f3cabc47b..1da5a0c5c 100644
--- a/src/hostid.c
+++ b/src/hostid.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
/* print the hexadecimal identifier for the current host
- Copyright (C) 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007-2008 Free
+ Copyright (C) 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007-2009 Free
Software Foundation, Inc.
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -42,12 +42,10 @@ usage (int status)
else
{
printf (_("\
-Usage: %s\n\
- or: %s OPTION\n\
+Usage: %s [OPTION]\n\
Print the numeric identifier (in hexadecimal) for the current host.\n\
\n\
-"),
- program_name, program_name);
+"), program_name);
fputs (HELP_OPTION_DESCRIPTION, stdout);
fputs (VERSION_OPTION_DESCRIPTION, stdout);
emit_bug_reporting_address ();