[Bug 1777502] Re: 'file -r' returns invalid option

[Hans Joachim Desserud]

** Tags added: trusty

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Title:
  'file -r' returns invalid option

Status in file package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Attempting to use the '-r' option returns 'invalid option' although
  '-r' is listed in the usage and man page:

  $file -b -N -L -k -r s.fits
  file: invalid option -- 'r'
  Usage: file [-bchikLlNnprsvz0] [--apple] [--mime-encoding] [--mime-type]
              [-e testname] [-F separator] [-f namefile] [-m magicfiles] file ...
         file -C [-m magicfiles]
         file [--help]

  
  Expected behaviour:
  '-r' works or is removed from usage (prefer the former as removing it will break a lot of things).

  
  Ubuntu release:
  Description:    Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS
  Release:        14.04

  Package version:
  file:
    Installed: 1:5.14-2ubuntu3.4
    Candidate: 1:5.14-2ubuntu3.4
    Version table:
   *** 1:5.14-2ubuntu3.4 0
          501 http://pl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main amd64 Packages
          501 http://pl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-security/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       1:5.14-2ubuntu3 0
          501 http://pl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages

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