Re: printf from coreutils 5.2.1 Variable managing problem

[alberto . colosi]

Hi, ya, I know one time is enought ! for the clock I sent it more times. I 
have some trial expired so I move the clock to run it :) a little trick :)



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address@hidden (Bob Proulx)
17/10/2005 05.42
Please respond to bug-coreutils
 
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        Subject:        Re: printf from coreutils 5.2.1   Variable 
managing problem


address@hidden wrote:
> Sun Oct 16 20:40:38 UTC 2005
> Sun Oct 16 20:42:39 UTC 2005
> Sun Oct 16 20:56:26 UTC 2005

Please, one message is enough.  After the first couple of times the
plot is too thin to hold one's attention.  Also your clock needs to be
set and your computer thinks you are sending these at these times.

> Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2004 20:18:43 +0200
> Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 20:20:44 +0200
> Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 20:34:29 +0200

Note that the current bug reporting address is bug-coreutils and I
have redirected this message there.  Please follow up there on all
replies.

> SORRY This is the right example to show the difference between echo and 
> printf and printf %b
> 
> None keeps all the strings back.

I am sorry but those sentences do not parse.  Are you saying that
there are differences between echo, printf and printf %b?  I think on
that point we are all in agreement.

> I reproduced outside the CGI:
> 
> Output:
> ------------------------------------------
> A=V6
>     5Q3:P2      -       V6
>                           5Q3:P2
> B=qwerta!1      -       qwerta!1
> ------------------------------------------
> A=V6]Q3:P2      -       V6]Q3:P2
> B=qwerta                -       qwerta
> ------------------------------------------
> A=V6]Q3:P2      -       V6]Q3:P2
> B=qwerta                -       qwerta
> ------------------------------------------

I don't see any problems there.  Can you be specific about what
problems you are seeing?

I am sorry but I could not follow your message.  It did not make sense
to me.  Can you be specific about what output you expected from that
test case?

Bob