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1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/usr.bin/cut/cut.c b/usr.bin/cut/cut.c
index eeeb17e..9d7cb50 100644
--- a/usr.bin/cut/cut.c
+++ b/usr.bin/cut/cut.c
@@ -161,10 +161,8 @@ get_list(char *list)
/*
* set a byte in the positions array to indicate if a field or
* column is to be selected; use +1, it's 1-based, not 0-based.
- * This parser is less restrictive than the Draft 9 POSIX spec.
- * POSIX doesn't allow lists that aren't in increasing order or
- * overlapping lists. We also handle "-3-5" although there's no
- * real reason too.
+ * Numbers and number ranges may be overlapping, repeated, and in
+ * any order. We handle "-3-5" although there's no real reason too.
*/
for (; (p = strsep(&list, ", \t")) != NULL;) {
setautostart = start = stop = 0;
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