From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 4 10:20:01 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8365E16A41A for ; Fri, 4 Jan 2008 10:20:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1B01713C455 for ; Fri, 4 Jan 2008 10:20:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m04AK0gQ091222 for ; Fri, 4 Jan 2008 10:20:00 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.2/8.14.1/Submit) id m04AK0PI091221; Fri, 4 Jan 2008 10:20:00 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 10:20:00 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200801041020.m04AK0PI091221@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Julian Stacey Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CDEE916A419 for ; Fri, 4 Jan 2008 10:17:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.org) Received: from tower.berklix.org (tower.berklix.org [83.236.223.114]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA6E813C455 for ; Fri, 4 Jan 2008 10:17:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.org) Received: from js.berklix.net (p549A6AE8.dip.t-dialin.net [84.154.106.232]) (authenticated bits=0) by tower.berklix.org (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id m04AHl4D099436 for ; Fri, 4 Jan 2008 10:17:49 GMT (envelope-from jhs@berklix.org) Received: from laps.js.berklix.net (laps.js.berklix.net [192.168.91.56]) by js.berklix.net (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m04AIQb4005636 for ; Fri, 4 Jan 2008 11:18:26 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.org) Received: from laps.js.berklix.net (localhost.js.berklix.net [127.0.0.1]) by laps.js.berklix.net (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m04AIQi4001672 for ; Fri, 4 Jan 2008 11:18:26 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from jhs@laps.js.berklix.net) Received: (from jhs@localhost) by laps.js.berklix.net (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id m04AIQcC001671; Fri, 4 Jan 2008 11:18:26 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from jhs) Message-Id: <200801041018.m04AIQcC001671@laps.js.berklix.net> Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 11:18:26 +0100 (CET) From: Julian Stacey To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Cc: Subject: bin/119329: Fix misleading man 1 split X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:20:01 -0000 >Number: 119329 >Category: bin >Synopsis: Fix misleading man 1 split >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri Jan 04 10:20:00 UTC 2008 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Julian Stacey >Release: FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE i386 >Organization: http://berklix.com >Environment: System: FreeBSD laps.js.berklix.net 6.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE #0: Wed Dec 5 22:11:04 CET 2007 jhs@laps.js.berklix.net:/usr1/ftp/pri/FreeBSD/releases/i386/6.2-RELEASE/686/src/sys/i386/compile/LAPS.small i386 >Description: The word "smaller" is misleading, as on first reading, one assumes -b will create smaller than default size, & only if one tries to specify eg -b 1000000 does one discover one can get "smaller" files of 1000000 that are larger than the default of ~70K (taking split /var/log/messages.0 as example) >How-To-Repeat: man split >Fix: http://berklix.com/~jhs/src/bsd/fixes/freebsd/src/gen/usr.bin/split/split.1.REL=ALL.diff *** FreeBSD-6.2-RELEASE/src/usr.bin/split/split.1.old Fri Jan 4 10:58:52 2008 --- new-generic/src/usr.bin/split/split.1 Fri Jan 4 10:59:33 2008 *************** *** 66,72 **** .Ar suffix_length letters to form the suffix of the file name. .It Fl b ! Create smaller files .Ar byte_count bytes in length. If --- 66,72 ---- .Ar suffix_length letters to form the suffix of the file name. .It Fl b ! Create split files .Ar byte_count bytes in length. If *************** *** 80,86 **** .Ar byte_count megabyte pieces. .It Fl l ! Create smaller files .Ar n lines in length. .It Fl p Ar pattern --- 80,86 ---- .Ar byte_count megabyte pieces. .It Fl l ! Create split files .Ar n lines in length. .It Fl p Ar pattern >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: