GNU bug report logs - #38574
Bug#946620: diff called 'GNU'

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Package: diffutils;

Reported by: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>, 946620 <at> bugs.debian.org

Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 03:28:02 UTC

Severity: important

Found in version 1:3.7-3

Done: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>

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Report forwarded to bug-diffutils <at> gnu.org, bug-diffutils <at> gnu.org:
bug#38574; Package diffutils. (Thu, 12 Dec 2019 03:28:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
Acknowledgement sent to 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>, 946620 <at> bugs.debian.org:
New bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to bug-diffutils <at> gnu.org, bug-diffutils <at> gnu.org. (Thu, 12 Dec 2019 03:28:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

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From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson
 <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: submit <at> bugs.debian.org
Subject: Bug#946620: diff called 'GNU'
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 09:25:55 +0800

X-Debbugs-Cc: bug-diffutils <at> gnu.org
Package: diffutils
Version: 1:3.7-3
File: /usr/share/man/man1/diff.1.gz
Severity: important

$ COLUMNS=50 man diff | head
GNU(1)            User Commands           GNU(1) << Say DIFF(1)

NAME
       GNU diff - compare files line by line

SYNOPSIS
       diff [OPTION]... FILES

DESCRIPTION
       Compare FILES line by line.
$ COLUMNS=50 man diff | tail -n 11
       The  full  documentation for GNU is main‐ << Say diff
       tained as a Texinfo manual.  If the  info
       and  GNU  programs are properly installed
       at your site, the command

              info GNU                           << Say diff

       should give you access  to  the  complete
       manual.

diffutils 3.7     December 2018           GNU(1) << Say DIFF(1)

In fact this bug affects the diff3 etc. man pages too.
Reply sent to Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>:
You have taken responsibility. (Sun, 12 Jan 2020 18:08:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
Notification sent to 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>, 946620 <at> bugs.debian.org:
bug acknowledged by developer. (Sun, 12 Jan 2020 18:08:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

Message #10 received at 38574-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: 38574-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: diff called 'GNU'
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2020 10:06:46 -0800

[Message part 1 (text/plain, inline)]
Re https://bugs.gnu.org/38574.
Thank you for the report. I've fixed it with the attached:

[diff-nroff.diff (application/octet-stream, attachment)]
bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:24:07 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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