-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 According to Rich Felker on 11/26/2007 8:43 PM: > $ printf ---%s---\\n test > bash: printf: --: invalid option
That's not a bug. If you insist on printing with a format string that starts with -, POSIX requires that you use -- to end arguments, as in: $ printf -- ---%s---\\n test - ---test--- If your non-builtin system printf behaves differently, that is a bug in your system printf. - -- Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well! Eric Blake [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (Cygwin) Comment: Public key at home.comcast.net/~ericblake/eblake.gpg Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHS58d84KuGfSFAYARAl6uAKCiyJwxJxwt3pEoIBoOtzAgMAPfdwCdGLk5 5seJo0RZaa7EWH8lcWbvaMU= =5gil -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
