From d14bd5f0b801e55690590460e6a27870518b546c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: eadler <eadler@ccf9f872-aa2e-dd11-9fc8-001c23d0bc1f>
Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2012 16:55:40 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] MFC r236866,r236867: 	- Consistenly mention columns and
 fields 	- Add -b to short error messages

Approved by:	kevlo
Approved by:	cperciva (implicit)


git-svn-id: svn://svn.freebsd.org/base/stable/8@244298 ccf9f872-aa2e-dd11-9fc8-001c23d0bc1f
---
 usr.bin/cut/cut.1 | 10 +++++-----
 usr.bin/cut/cut.c |  6 +++---
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/usr.bin/cut/cut.1 b/usr.bin/cut/cut.1
index 780b5375c..67ee36970 100644
--- a/usr.bin/cut/cut.1
+++ b/usr.bin/cut/cut.1
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ The items specified by
 .Ar list
 can be in terms of column position or in terms of fields delimited
 by a special character.
-Column numbering starts from 1.
+Column and field numbering start from 1.
 .Pp
 The
 .Ar list
@@ -82,14 +82,14 @@ number ranges.
 Number ranges consist of a number, a dash
 .Pq Sq \- ,
 and a second number
-and select the fields or columns from the first number to the second,
+and select the columns or fields from the first number to the second,
 inclusive.
 Numbers or number ranges may be preceded by a dash, which selects all
-fields or columns from 1 to the last number.
+columns or fields from 1 to the last number.
 Numbers or number ranges may be followed by a dash, which selects all
-fields or columns from the last number to the end of the line.
+columns or fields from the last number to the end of the line.
 Numbers and number ranges may be repeated, overlapping, and in any order.
-It is not an error to select fields or columns not present in the
+It is not an error to select columns or fields not present in the
 input line.
 .Pp
 The options are as follows:
diff --git a/usr.bin/cut/cut.c b/usr.bin/cut/cut.c
index a370e600e..10ae3680b 100644
--- a/usr.bin/cut/cut.c
+++ b/usr.bin/cut/cut.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ get_list(char *list)
 	 * set a byte in the positions array to indicate if a field or
 	 * column is to be selected; use +1, it's 1-based, not 0-based.
 	 * Numbers and number ranges may be overlapping, repeated, and in
-	 * any order. We handle "-3-5" although there's no real reason too.
+	 * any order. We handle "-3-5" although there's no real reason to.
 	 */
 	for (; (p = strsep(&list, ", \t")) != NULL;) {
 		setautostart = start = stop = 0;
@@ -191,9 +191,9 @@ get_list(char *list)
 			}
 		}
 		if (*p)
-			errx(1, "[-cf] list: illegal list value");
+			errx(1, "[-bcf] list: illegal list value");
 		if (!stop || !start)
-			errx(1, "[-cf] list: values may not include zero");
+			errx(1, "[-bcf] list: values may not include zero");
 		if (maxval < stop) {
 			maxval = stop;
 			needpos(maxval + 1);
-- 
2.45.0