From e82d5e48f47493e34f8412930e5ee2720cbbe3e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Wood Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 21:15:06 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Simplify the explanation of --delay-start. --- docs/pv.1 | 3 +-- docs/pv.1.md | 5 ++--- 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/pv.1 b/docs/pv.1 index a6d80e1..49439b0 100644 --- a/docs/pv.1 +++ b/docs/pv.1 @@ -154,8 +154,7 @@ the password prompt has been answered. .TP .BI \-D\ SEC \fR,\ \fB\-\-delay\-start\ SEC Wait until \fISEC\fR seconds have passed before showing any progress -information, for example in a script where you only want to show a progress -bar if it starts taking a long time. +information, so that a transfer that is over quickly won't display anything. The value of \fISEC\fR can be a decimal such as \*(lq0.5\*(rq. .TP .BI \-s\ SIZE \fR,\ \fB\-\-size\ SIZE diff --git a/docs/pv.1.md b/docs/pv.1.md index bef5df3..f6ace48 100644 --- a/docs/pv.1.md +++ b/docs/pv.1.md @@ -157,9 +157,8 @@ are explicitly switched on will be shown. **-D SEC, \--delay-start SEC** : Wait until *SEC* seconds have passed before showing any progress - information, for example in a script where you only want to show a - progress bar if it starts taking a long time. The value of *SEC* can - be a decimal such as "0.5". + information, so that a transfer that is over quickly won\'t display + anything. The value of *SEC* can be a decimal such as "0.5". **-s SIZE, \--size SIZE**