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Diffstat (limited to 'src/join.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/join.c | 7 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/join.c b/src/join.c index 6030a01b3..b1f3310ec 100644 --- a/src/join.c +++ b/src/join.c @@ -212,7 +212,8 @@ the remaining fields from FILE1, the remaining fields from FILE2, all\n\ separated by CHAR.\n\ \n\ Important: FILE1 and FILE2 must be sorted on the join fields.\n\ -E.g., use `sort -k 1b,1' if `join' has no options.\n\ +E.g., use ` sort -k 1b,1 ' if `join' has no options,\n\ +or use ` join -t '' ' if `sort' has no options.\n\ Note, comparisons honor the rules specified by `LC_COLLATE'.\n\ If the input is not sorted and some lines cannot be joined, a\n\ warning message will be given.\n\ @@ -1040,8 +1041,8 @@ main (int argc, char **argv) { unsigned char newtab = optarg[0]; if (! newtab) - error (EXIT_FAILURE, 0, _("empty tab")); - if (optarg[1]) + newtab = '\n'; /* '' => process the whole line. */ + else if (optarg[1]) { if (STREQ (optarg, "\\0")) newtab = '\0'; |