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authorMarkos Chandras <hwoarang@gentoo.org>2010-10-16 14:11:45 +0100
committerMarkos Chandras <hwoarang@gentoo.org>2010-10-16 14:11:45 +0100
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Update documentation for use and useq. Thanks to Ulrich Müller. Bug #299196
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</p>
<p>
-You must not rely upon <c>use</c> producing an output <d/> this no longer happens.
-If you really need output displayed, use the <c>usev</c> function. The
-<c>useq</c> function is available for explicitly requesting no output.
+It is guaranteed that <c>use</c> produces no output. If you need output
+displayed, use the <c>usev</c> function; it echoes the USE flag's name
+if the condition is met.
+The <c>useq</c> function is a deprecated synonym for <c>use</c>, don't
+use it in new code.
</p>
</body>