From 84f8970be73831de5bd0d60141b36c5203755650 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Steve McKinney Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:03:27 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update modules/gnu-utility/README.md [#346] Clarifies that this module *does wrap* GNU utility commands in their non-prefixed counterparts, opposed to *can be wrapped*. --- modules/gnu-utility/README.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/modules/gnu-utility/README.md b/modules/gnu-utility/README.md index b0dc1eed..2654aa6b 100644 --- a/modules/gnu-utility/README.md +++ b/modules/gnu-utility/README.md @@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ GNU Utility Provides for the interactive use of GNU utilities on non-GNU systems. +This module wraps the GNU utility commands in their non-prefixed counterparts, +for interactive use, rather than appending to `$PATH`. + Installing GNU utilities on non-GNU systems in `$PATH` without a prefix, i.e. `ls` instead of `gls`, is not recommended since scripts that target other utilities will be broken. -However, for interactive use, prefixed commands can be wrapped in their -non-prefixed counterparts. - This module must be loaded **before** the *utility* module. Settings