NetBSD Problem Report #15401

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Subject: xargs(1) manpage misleadingly lists -I in options
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>Number:         15401
>Category:       standards
>Synopsis:       xargs(1) manpage misleadingly lists -I in options
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    standards-manager
>State:          closed
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Jan 28 08:48:01 +0000 2002
>Closed-Date:    Mon Jan 28 09:12:50 +0000 2002
>Last-Modified:  Mon Jan 28 09:12:50 +0000 2002
>Originator:     J. Mallett
>Release:        -rHEAD
>Organization:
>Environment:
na
>Description:
The xargs(1) manpage lists the POSIX '-I' option in the command summary, but does not document it, and furthmore, the NetBSD xargs implementation does not seem to support -I.
>How-To-Repeat:
man 1 xargs
>Fix:
remove the option from the summary or add support for it and document it.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
State-Changed-From-To: open->closed 
State-Changed-By: kleink 
State-Changed-When: Mon Jan 28 01:12:15 PST 2002 
State-Changed-Why:  
Thanks for your report; however, this is already subject of standards/14702, 
which is being worked on. 
>Unformatted:

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