* emacsclient.c (print_help_and_exit): Clarify argument placement

for short option names.

diff --git a/lib-src/ChangeLog b/lib-src/ChangeLog
index cd7f3f8344d77bacc36cc2d90dae9c7708b6b3fd..697c5404cc2ca96f45b68aea8fffbcdca24db570 100644 (file)
--- a/lib-src/ChangeLog
+++ b/lib-src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2009-04-20  Chong Yidong  <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
+
+       * emacsclient.c (print_help_and_exit): Clarify argument placement
+       for short option names.
+
 2009-04-02  Dan Nicolaescu  <dann@ics.uci.edu>
 
        * emacsclient.c (print_help_and_exit): Fix typo.

diff --git a/lib-src/emacsclient.c b/lib-src/emacsclient.c
index 558427118e549c22c2ffcb8c8a952b2824358850..e35e35b9ff19af31af5664b7937488779f66b5d3 100644 (file)
--- a/lib-src/emacsclient.c
+++ b/lib-src/emacsclient.c
@@ -625,18 +625,19 @@ The following OPTIONS are accepted:\n\
 -H, --help             Print this usage information message\n\
 -nw, -t, --tty                 Open a new Emacs frame on the current terminal\n\
 -c, --create-frame     Create a new frame instead of trying to\n\
-                       use the current Emacs frame\n\
+                        use the current Emacs frame\n\
 -e, --eval             Evaluate the FILE arguments as ELisp expressions\n\
 -n, --no-wait          Don't wait for the server to return\n\
--d, --display=DISPLAY  Visit the file in the given display\n"
+-d DISPLAY, --display=DISPLAY\n\
+                        Visit the file in the given display\n"
 #ifndef NO_SOCKETS_IN_FILE_SYSTEM
-"-s, --socket-name=FILENAME\n\
-                       Set filename of the UNIX socket for communication\n"
+"-s SOCKET, --socket-name=SOCKET\n\
+                        Set filename of the UNIX socket for communication\n"
 #endif
-"-f, --server-file=FILENAME\n\
-                       Set filename of the TCP authentication file\n\
--a, --alternate-editor=EDITOR\n\
-                       Editor to fallback to if the server is not running\n"
+"-f SERVER, --server-file=SERVER\n\
+                        Set filename of the TCP authentication file\n\
+-a EDITOR, --alternate-editor=EDITOR\n\
+                        Editor to fallback to if the server is not running.\n"
 #ifndef WINDOWSNT
 "                      If EDITOR is the empty string, start Emacs in daemon\n\
                        mode and try connecting again\n"