update the description of -b and STANDARDS; suggested by grunk

ok millert

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/usr.bin/patch/patch.1 b/usr.bin/patch/patch.1
index c2c6855d513..59f93a092b0 100644
--- a/usr.bin/patch/patch.1
+++ b/usr.bin/patch/patch.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$OpenBSD: patch.1,v 1.21 2008/01/11 20:16:02 jmc Exp $
+.\"	$OpenBSD: patch.1,v 1.22 2008/06/06 20:44:00 jmc Exp $
 .\" Copyright 1986, Larry Wall
 .\"
 .\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd $Mdocdate: January 11 2008 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: June 6 2008 $
 .Dt PATCH 1
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -102,7 +102,9 @@ unless the file already has a numbered backup, in which case a numbered
 backup is made.
 This is equivalent to specifying
 .Qo Fl V Cm existing Qc .
-This option is currently the default but that will change in a future release.
+This option is currently the default, unless
+.Fl -posix
+is specified.
 .It Fl C , Fl Fl check
 Checks that the patch would apply cleanly, but does not modify anything.
 .It Fl c , Fl Fl context
@@ -345,7 +347,7 @@ used in place of
 .Qq .orig .
 .It Fl Fl posix
 Enables strict
-.St -p1003.2
+.St -p1003.1-2004
 conformance, specifically:
 .Bl -enum
 .It
@@ -459,7 +461,7 @@ match used:
 If
 .Nm
 is operating in strict
-.St -p1003.2
+.St -p1003.1-2004
 mode, the first of the
 .Dq old ,
 .Dq new
@@ -635,8 +637,13 @@ The
 .Nm
 utility is compliant with the
 .St -p1003.1-2004
-specification,
-but its presence is optional.
+specification
+(except as detailed above for the
+.Fl -posix
+option),
+though the presence of
+.Nm
+itself is optional.
 .Pp
 The flags
 .Op Fl CEfstuvBFVxz