fish: Print output from some commands in octal/hex as approp. (RHBZ#583242).

[libguestfs.git] / fish / guestfish.pod

diff --git a/fish/guestfish.pod b/fish/guestfish.pod
index 999cc3f..dfacf6f 100644 (file)
--- a/fish/guestfish.pod
+++ b/fish/guestfish.pod
@@ -313,7 +313,9 @@ the Unix L<chmod(1)> program):
  chmod 0777 /public  # OK
  chmod 777 /public   # WRONG! This is mode 777 decimal = 01411 octal.
 
  chmod 0777 /public  # OK
  chmod 777 /public   # WRONG! This is mode 777 decimal = 01411 octal.
 

-Commands that return numbers currently always print them in decimal.
+Commands that return numbers usually print them in decimal, but
+some commands print numbers in other radices (eg. C<umask> prints
+the mode in octal, preceeded by C<0>).

 
 =head1 WILDCARDS AND GLOBBING
 
 
 =head1 WILDCARDS AND GLOBBING
 


@@ -385,6 +387,7 @@ Other examples:
 
  hexdump /bin/ls | head
  list-devices | tail -1
 
  hexdump /bin/ls | head
  list-devices | tail -1

+ tgz-out / - | tar ztf -

 
 The space before the pipe symbol is required, any space after the pipe
 symbol is optional.  Everything after the pipe symbol is just passed
 
 The space before the pipe symbol is required, any space after the pipe
 symbol is optional.  Everything after the pipe symbol is just passed