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Title: GNU uses double-dashes not single
Type: Stage:
Components: Documentation Versions: Python 2.5
process
Status: closed Resolution: later
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: Nosy List: georg.brandl, splitscreen
Priority: normal Keywords: patch

Created on 2006-02-16 20:50 by splitscreen, last changed 2022-04-11 14:56 by admin. This issue is now closed.

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gnu-double-dash.diff splitscreen, 2006-02-16 20:50 unified diff patch
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msg49492 - (view) Author: Matt Fleming (splitscreen) Date: 2006-02-16 20:50 
http://docs.python.org/lib/optparse-terminology.html
states that 

'The GNU project introduced "-" followed by a series of
hyphen-separated words, e.g. "-file" or "-dry-run".'

but should say:

'The GNU project introduced "--" followed by a series of
hyphen-separated words, e.g. "--file" or "--dry-run".'


The attached unified patch fixes these typos.
msg49493 - (view) Author: Georg Brandl (georg.brandl) * (Python committer) Date: 2006-02-17 09:04 
Logged In: YES 
user_id=1188172

Such small changes are not worth of a patch, please just add
a comment to the bug report.
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2006-02-16 20:50:10splitscreencreate