Correct the description of the -f option: input and output fields are

separated by the field delimiter character, which is not necessarily
the tab character.
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Tim J. Robbins 2004-06-27 16:55:25 +00:00
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@ -109,8 +109,12 @@ as the field delimiter character instead of the tab character.
.It Fl f Ar list
The
.Ar list
specifies fields, delimited in the input by a single tab character.
Output fields are separated by a single tab character.
specifies fields, separated in the input by the field delimiter character
(see the
.Fl d
option.)
Output fields are separated by a single occurrence of the field delimiter
character.
.It Fl n
Do not split multi-byte characters.
.It Fl s