From: Steve Hancock <perltidy@users.sourceforge.net>
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2022 15:07:37 +0000 (-0800)
Subject: fix manual; the default for -mft=n is 0, not 40
X-Git-Tag: 20221112.01~7
X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=71c6c9944e8dbd01f140b4ab78b5baad2a681ac9;p=perltidy.git

fix manual; the default for -mft=n is 0, not 40
---

diff --git a/bin/perltidy b/bin/perltidy
index ec86b27b..a9239bfb 100755
--- a/bin/perltidy
+++ b/bin/perltidy
@@ -3432,14 +3432,12 @@ tables in the file must already be nicely formatted.
 
 =item B<-mft=n>,  B<--maximum-fields-per-table=n>
 
-If the computed number of fields for any table exceeds B<n>, then it
-will be reduced to B<n>.  The default value for B<n> is a large number,
-40.  While this value should probably be left unchanged as a general
-rule, it might be used on a small section of code to force a list to
-have a particular number of fields per line, and then either the B<-boc>
-flag could be used to retain this formatting, or a single comment could
-be introduced somewhere to freeze the formatting in future applications
-of perltidy.
+If B<n> is a positive number, and the computed number of fields for any table
+exceeds B<n>, then it will be reduced to B<n>.  This parameter might be used on
+a small section of code to force a list to have a particular number of fields
+per line, and then either the B<-boc> flag could be used to retain this
+formatting, or a single comment could be introduced somewhere to freeze the
+formatting in future applications of perltidy. For example
 
     # perltidy -mft=2
     @month_of_year = (
@@ -3451,6 +3449,9 @@ of perltidy.
         'Nov', 'Dec'
     );
 
+The default value is B<n=0>, which does not place a limit on the
+number of fields in a table.
+
 =item B<-cab=n>,  B<--comma-arrow-breakpoints=n>
 
 A comma which follows a comma arrow, '=>', is given special
diff --git a/lib/Perl/Tidy.pm b/lib/Perl/Tidy.pm
index 6688d60f..e9154043 100644
--- a/lib/Perl/Tidy.pm
+++ b/lib/Perl/Tidy.pm
@@ -5352,7 +5352,7 @@ Outdenting
  -okwl=s specify alternative keywords for -okw command
 
 Other controls
- -mft=n  maximum fields per table; default n=40
+ -mft=n  maximum fields per table; default n=0 (no limit)
  -x      do not format lines before hash-bang line (i.e., for VMS)
  -asc    allows perltidy to add a ';' when missing (default)
  -dsm    allows perltidy to delete an unnecessary ';'  (default)