GNU_coreutils: Update originals to version 8.16.

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diff --git a/manual/GNU_coreutils/original/man1/ln.1 b/manual/GNU_coreutils/original/man1/ln.1
index 2768bc6..03b3dcb 100644 (file)
--- a/manual/GNU_coreutils/original/man1/ln.1
+++ b/manual/GNU_coreutils/original/man1/ln.1
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.35.
-.TH LN "1" "April 2010" "GNU coreutils 8.5" "User Commands"
+.TH LN "1" "March 2012" "GNU coreutils 8.16" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
 ln \- make links between files
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ In the 1st form, create a link to TARGET with the name LINK_NAME.
 In the 2nd form, create a link to TARGET in the current directory.
 In the 3rd and 4th forms, create links to each TARGET in DIRECTORY.
 Create hard links by default, symbolic links with \fB\-\-symbolic\fR.
+By default, each destination (name of new link) should not already exist.
 When creating hard links, each TARGET must exist.  Symbolic links
 can hold arbitrary text; if later resolved, a relative link is
 interpreted in relation to its parent directory.
@@ -45,15 +46,18 @@ remove existing destination files
 prompt whether to remove destinations
 .TP
 \fB\-L\fR, \fB\-\-logical\fR
-make hard links to symbolic link references
+dereference TARGETs that are symbolic links
 .TP
 \fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-no\-dereference\fR
-treat destination that is a symlink to a
-directory as if it were a normal file
+treat LINK_NAME as a normal file if
+it is a symbolic link to a directory
 .TP
 \fB\-P\fR, \fB\-\-physical\fR
 make hard links directly to symbolic links
 .TP
+\fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-relative\fR
+create symbolic links relative to link location
+.TP
 \fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-symbolic\fR
 make symbolic links instead of hard links
 .TP
@@ -65,7 +69,7 @@ specify the DIRECTORY in which to create
 the links
 .TP
 \fB\-T\fR, \fB\-\-no\-target\-directory\fR
-treat LINK_NAME as a normal file
+treat LINK_NAME as a normal file always
 .TP
 \fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
 print name of each linked file
@@ -76,12 +80,9 @@ display this help and exit
 \fB\-\-version\fR
 output version information and exit
 .PP
-The backup suffix is `~', unless set with \fB\-\-suffix\fR or SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX.
+The backup suffix is '~', unless set with \fB\-\-suffix\fR or SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX.
 The version control method may be selected via the \fB\-\-backup\fR option or through
 the VERSION_CONTROL environment variable.  Here are the values:
-.PP
-Using \fB\-s\fR ignores \fB\-L\fR and \fB\-P\fR.  Otherwise, the last option specified controls
-behavior when the source is a symbolic link, defaulting to \fB\-P\fR.
 .TP
 none, off
 never make backups (even if \fB\-\-backup\fR is given)
@@ -94,6 +95,9 @@ numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise
 .TP
 simple, never
 always make simple backups
+.PP
+Using \fB\-s\fR ignores \fB\-L\fR and \fB\-P\fR.  Otherwise, the last option specified controls
+behavior when a TARGET is a symbolic link, defaulting to \fB\-P\fR.
 .SH AUTHOR
 Written by Mike Parker and David MacKenzie.
 .SH "REPORTING BUGS"
@@ -105,7 +109,7 @@ General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
 .br
 Report ln translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>
 .SH COPYRIGHT
-Copyright \(co 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright \(co 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
 .br
 This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.