tighter -help output

p4raw-id: //depot/perl@3512

diff --git a/perl.c b/perl.c
index cbe1d22..8fe6915 100644 (file)
--- a/perl.c
+++ b/perl.c
@@ -1550,25 +1550,25 @@ usage(char *name)               /* XXX move this out into a module ? */
 "-0[octal]       specify record separator (\\0, if no argument)",
 "-a              autosplit mode with -n or -p (splits $_ into @F)",
 "-c              check syntax only (runs BEGIN and END blocks)",
-"-d[:debugger]   run scripts under debugger",
-"-D[number/list] set debugging flags (argument is a bit mask or flags)",
-"-e 'command'    one line of script. Several -e's allowed. Omit [programfile].",
-"-F/pattern/     split() pattern for autosplit (-a). The //'s are optional.",
-"-i[extension]   edit <> files in place (make backup if extension supplied)",
-"-Idirectory     specify @INC/#include directory (may be used more than once)",
+"-d[:debugger]   run program under debugger",
+"-D[number/list] set debugging flags (argument is a bit mask or alphabets)",
+"-e 'command'    one line of program (several -e's allowed, omit programfile)",
+"-F/pattern/     split() pattern for -a switch (//'s are optional)",
+"-i[extension]   edit <> files in place (makes backup if extension supplied)",
+"-Idirectory     specify @INC/#include directory (several -I's allowed)",
 "-l[octal]       enable line ending processing, specifies line terminator",
-"-[mM][-]module.. executes `use/no module...' before executing your script.",
-"-n              assume 'while (<>) { ... }' loop around your script",
-"-p              assume loop like -n but print line also like sed",
-"-P              run script through C preprocessor before compilation",
-"-s              enable some switch parsing for switches after script name",
-"-S              look for the script using PATH environment variable",
-"-T              turn on tainting checks",
-"-u              dump core after parsing script",
+"-[mM][-]module  execute `use/no module...' before executing program",
+"-n              assume 'while (<>) { ... }' loop around program",
+"-p              assume loop like -n but print line also, like sed",
+"-P              run program through C preprocessor before compilation",
+"-s              enable rudimentary parsing for switches after programfile",
+"-S              look for programfile using PATH environment variable",
+"-T              enable tainting checks",
+"-u              dump core after parsing program",
 "-U              allow unsafe operations",
-"-v              print version number, patchlevel plus VERY IMPORTANT perl info",
-"-V[:variable]   print perl configuration information",
-"-w              TURN WARNINGS ON FOR COMPILATION OF YOUR SCRIPT. Recommended.",
+"-v              print version, subversion (includes VERY IMPORTANT perl info)",
+"-V[:variable]   print configuration summary (or a single Config.pm variable)",
+"-w              enable many useful warnings (RECOMMENDED)",
 "-x[directory]   strip off text before #!perl line and perhaps cd to directory",
 "\n",
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