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file util doesn't note CRLF in troff input |
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Wed, 02 Feb 2011 11:22:30 -0500 |
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Heirloom mailx 12.4 7/29/08 |
When file-5.03 and file-5.04 identify "troff or preprocessor
input" that contains CRLF line terminators, they fail to report
the CRLF property. While the distinction doesn't matter
to the groff suite, it does to other utilities. It is wrong
to hide it.
Doug McIlroy
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Re: bug#7965: file util doesn't note CRLF in troff input |
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Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:09:14 +0200 |
tags 7965 + notabug
close 7965
thanks
Doug McIlroy wrote:
> When file-5.03 and file-5.04 identify "troff or preprocessor
> input" that contains CRLF line terminators, they fail to report
> the CRLF property. While the distinction doesn't matter
> to the groff suite, it does to other utilities. It is wrong
> to hide it.
This is not a coreutils bug.
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