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Date:      Mon, 12 Jan 2026 21:18:25 +0000
From:      Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org>
To:        src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   git: 4cb65fde79a2 - main - wc: Fix usage and manual SYNOPSIS + nits
Message-ID:  <69656521.ec04.473db396@gitrepo.freebsd.org>

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The branch main has been updated by ziaee:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=4cb65fde79a2412558d10fdbf3427fc0e4536d80

commit 4cb65fde79a2412558d10fdbf3427fc0e4536d80
Author:     Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2026-01-12 21:04:54 +0000
Commit:     Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2026-01-12 21:18:04 +0000

    wc: Fix usage and manual SYNOPSIS + nits
    
    The -c and -m flags are mututally exclusive. Also minor manual fixes:
    
    + Angle quotes do not work in prose, use double quote matching extant
    + Align manual page options list
    + Tag SPDX license identifier for manual
    
    PR:             292408
    MFC after:      3 days
---
 usr.bin/wc/wc.1 | 12 ++++++++----
 usr.bin/wc/wc.c |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/usr.bin/wc/wc.1 b/usr.bin/wc/wc.1
index 656408794950..d41976c1e6d3 100644
--- a/usr.bin/wc/wc.1
+++ b/usr.bin/wc/wc.1
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+.\"
+.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+.\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1991, 1993
 .\"	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
 .\"
@@ -37,7 +40,8 @@
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm
 .Op Fl -libxo
-.Op Fl Lclmw
+.Op Fl c | Fl m
+.Op Fl Llw
 .Op Ar
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
@@ -47,10 +51,10 @@ input
 .Ar file ,
 or standard input (if no file is specified) to the standard output.
 A line is defined as a string of characters delimited by a
-.Aq newline
+.Dq newline
 character.
 Characters beyond the final
-.Aq newline
+.Dq newline
 character will not be included
 in the line count.
 .Pp
@@ -64,7 +68,7 @@ for all the files is displayed on a separate line after the output for
 the last file.
 .Pp
 The following options are available:
-.Bl -tag -width indent
+.Bl -tag -width "--libxo"
 .It Fl -libxo
 Generate output via
 .Xr libxo 3
diff --git a/usr.bin/wc/wc.c b/usr.bin/wc/wc.c
index 7b83412f3c42..d00a1a64da29 100644
--- a/usr.bin/wc/wc.c
+++ b/usr.bin/wc/wc.c
@@ -353,6 +353,6 @@ word:	gotsp = true;
 static void
 usage(void)
 {
-	xo_error("usage: wc [-Lclmw] [file ...]\n");
+	xo_error("usage: wc [-c | -m] [-Llw] [file ...]\n");
 	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }


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