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Re: [PATCH] printf: add %#s alias to %b


From: Chet Ramey
Subject: Re: [PATCH] printf: add %#s alias to %b
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2023 09:00:41 -0400
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On 9/5/23 7:34 PM, Rob Landley wrote:

C23 is going to use %b to print binary literals.

Upper case %B was taken?

I asked the same question. The short answer is that no one trusts the C
committee.

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2023-08/msg00121.html


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