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authorTristan Riehs <tristan.riehs@bordeaux-inp.fr>2024-02-08 17:40:29 +0100
committerTristan Riehs <tristan.riehs@bordeaux-inp.fr>2024-02-08 17:40:29 +0100
commit5c8754abbe64c716f6c6679f340f93f9a2f10a03 (patch)
tree8540b98ff582acd4d244ef95b949e1a2e1770e78
parent9e84fe79e1d6b7c5093f2ea06be745d309952c45 (diff)
man page updated
-p and -u flags integrated
-rw-r--r--rpt.1.in40
1 files changed, 34 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/rpt.1.in b/rpt.1.in
index 6bb4cbb..22620a5 100644
--- a/rpt.1.in
+++ b/rpt.1.in
@@ -13,16 +13,17 @@ repeat \- repeat a shell command
.I COUNT
] [
.B \-f
+|
+.B \-u
+] [
+.B \-p
]
.I COMMAND
.B rpt
[
.B \-h
-]
-
-.B rpt
-[
+|
.B \-v
]
@@ -37,12 +38,12 @@ it is given to
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-h
-Display help.
+Display help and exit.
.PP
.TP
.B \-v
-Display version.
+Display version and exit.
.PP
.TP
@@ -68,6 +69,33 @@ If the
flag is set,
.B rpt
ignores errors.
+Icompatible with the
+.B \-u
+flag.
+.PP
+
+.TP
+.B \-u
+Repeat
+.I COMMAND
+until it fails.
+Incompatible with the
+.B \-f
+flag.
+Giving this option is equivalent to specifying
+.B \-n
+.IR LONG_MAX ,
+where
+.I LONG_MAX
+is the maximum value a C99
+.B long int
+can hold, provided as a macro by
+.BR limits.h (0p).
+Therefore, the
+.B \-u
+and the
+.B \-n
+option suppress each other behavior.
.PP
.SH "EXIT STATUS"