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Fix style bugs and poor wording introduced in rev 1.12.

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Sheldon Hearn 2000-08-17 16:09:27 +00:00
parent 7e7574af89
commit 8ba8e2ef62
Notes: svn2git 2020-12-20 02:59:44 +00:00 
svn path=/head/; revision=64788
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@ -72,19 +72,28 @@ to a file is one of the differences between a hard and symbolic link.
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width flag
.It Fl f
Unlink any already existing file, permitting the link to occur.
The
If the target file already exists,
then unlink it so that the link may occur.
(The
.Fl f
option overrides any previous
.Fl i
options.
options.)
.It Fl i
Request confirmation before attempting to replace already existing file.
The
Cause
.Nm
to write a prompt to standard error if the target file exists.
If the response from the standard input begins with the character
.Sq Li y
or
.Sq Li Y ,
then unlink the target file so that the link may occur.
Otherwise, do not attempt the link.
(The
.Fl i
option overrides any previous
.Fl f
options.
options.)
.It Fl s
Create a symbolic link.
.It Fl v
@ -155,9 +164,9 @@ operation using the two passed arguments.
.Xr symlink 7
.Sh COMPATIBILITY
The
.Fl v
and
.Fl i
and
.Fl v
options are non-standard and their use in scripts is not recommended.
.Sh HISTORY
An