> > I think the ksh behavior is makes more sense so can we use the current time
> > as the default?
> >
> > -Clark
>
> I agree that a null or empty argument as equivalent to -1 is a better
> default.
> "0" is identical to the current behavior for empty/unset, so no functionality
> is lost.
That's not unreasonable. The current default is what Posix specifies for
printf:
Any extra c or s conversion specifiers shall be evaluated as if a null
string argument were supplied; other extra conversion specifications
shall be evaluated as if a zero argument were supplied.
> Additionally, an empty format in ksh is equivalent to the date(1) default for
> the current locale. So, LC_TIME=C; [[ $(printf '%()T') == "$(date)" ]] is
> true.
Bash uses the strftime '%X' conversion, which is described as the
"locale's appropriate time representation."
Chet
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