The lam(1) man page is unclear about the uppercase versions of the flags
PR: 229571 Submitted by: Tim Chase <freebsd@tim.thechases.com>
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@ -58,14 +58,8 @@ are considered fragments of the single long
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output line into which they are assembled.
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The name `\fB\-\fP' means the standard input, and may be repeated.
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.Pp
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Normally, each option affects only the
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.Ar file
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after it.
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If the option letter is capitalized it affects all subsequent files
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until it appears again uncapitalized.
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The options are described below:
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.Bl -tag -width indent
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.It Fl f Ar min . Ns Ar max
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.It Fl f Ar min . Ns Ar max , Fl F Ar min . Ns Ar max
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Print line fragments according to the format string
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.Ar min . Ns Ar max ,
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where
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@ -78,21 +72,41 @@ If
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begins with a zero, zeros will be added to make up the field width,
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and if it begins with a `\-', the fragment will be left-adjusted
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within the field.
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.It Fl p Ar min . Ns Ar max
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Using
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.Fl f
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applies only to the next file while
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.Fl F
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applies to all subsequent files until it appears again uncapitalized.
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.It Fl p Ar min . Ns Ar max , Fl P Ar min . Ns Ar max
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Like
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.Fl f ,
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but pad this file's field when end-of-file is reached
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and other files are still active.
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.It Fl s Ar sepstring
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Using
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.Fl p
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applies only to the next file while
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.Fl P
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applies to all subsequent files until it appears again uncapitalized.
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.It Fl s Ar sepstring , Fl S Ar sepstring
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Print
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.Ar sepstring
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before printing line fragments from the next file.
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This option may appear after the last file.
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.It Fl t Ar c
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Using
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.Fl s
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applies only to the next file while
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.Fl S
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applies to all subsequent files until it appears again uncapitalized.
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.It Fl t Ar c , Fl T Ar c
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The input line terminator is
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.Ar c
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instead of a newline.
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The newline normally appended to each output line is omitted.
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Using
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.Fl t
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applies only to the next file while
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.Fl T
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applies to all subsequent files until it appears again uncapitalized.
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.El
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.Pp
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To print files simultaneously for easy viewing use
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