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[PATCH] doc: remove 'proposed' in regard to $'' descriptions


From: Pádraig Brady
Subject: [PATCH] doc: remove 'proposed' in regard to $'' descriptions
Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2024 00:03:50 +0100

$'' is POSIX standard syntax as of POSIX.1-2024, as per:
https://www.austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=249

* doc/coreutils.texi (quotingStyles): Remove 'proposed'.
* src/printf.c: Likewwise.
Reported at https://bugs.debian.org/1074776
---
 doc/coreutils.texi | 4 ++--
 src/printf.c       | 4 ++--
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi
index c561ac755..a23977910 100644
--- a/doc/coreutils.texi
+++ b/doc/coreutils.texi
@@ -8706,7 +8706,7 @@ like @command{csh}.
 Quote strings for the shell, even if they would normally not require quoting.
 @item shell-escape
 Like @samp{shell}, but also quoting non-printable characters using the POSIX
-proposed @samp{$''} syntax suitable for most shells.
+@samp{$''} syntax suitable for most shells.
 @item shell-escape-always
 Like @samp{shell-escape}, but quote strings even if they would
 normally not require quoting.
@@ -13446,7 +13446,7 @@ from the converted string.
 @kindex %q
 An additional directive @samp{%q}, prints its argument string
 in a format that can be reused as input by most shells.
-Non-printable characters are escaped with the POSIX proposed @samp{$''} syntax,
+Non-printable characters are escaped with the POSIX @samp{$''} syntax,
 and shell metacharacters are quoted appropriately.
 This is an equivalent format to @command{ls --quoting=shell-escape} output.
 
diff --git a/src/printf.c b/src/printf.c
index 44bb1d314..7ac7a76ce 100644
--- a/src/printf.c
+++ b/src/printf.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
      except that octal escapes are of the form \0 or \0ooo.
 
    %q = print an argument string in a format that can be
-     reused as shell input.  Escaped characters used the proposed
+     reused as shell input.  Escaped characters used the
      POSIX $'' syntax supported by most shells.
 
    The 'format' argument is re-used as many times as necessary
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ FORMAT controls the output as in C printf.  Interpreted 
sequences are:\n\
   %b      ARGUMENT as a string with '\\' escapes interpreted,\n\
           except that octal escapes are of the form \\0 or \\0NNN\n\
   %q      ARGUMENT is printed in a format that can be reused as shell input,\n\
-          escaping non-printable characters with the proposed POSIX $'' 
syntax.\
+          escaping non-printable characters with the POSIX $'' syntax.\
 \n\n\
 and all C format specifications ending with one of diouxXfeEgGcs, with\n\
 ARGUMENTs converted to proper type first.  Variable widths are handled.\n\
-- 
2.45.1




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