Tests with FreeBSD 6.2 showed that the version over there works correctly and doesn't throw any errors:
Executing backslash '\' test 'echo'... :) stable |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Executing backslash '\' test 'hexdump'... :) stable |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Executing backslash '\' test 'hexdump -x'... :) stable |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Executing backslash '\' test 'hexdump -x -s 1'... :) stable |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Executing backslash '\' test 'sed ... | iconv ... | hexdump -x -s 2'... :) stable |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Executing backslash '\' test 'od'... :) stable ** Attachment added: "Updated test script." http://launchpadlibrarian.net/23836958/testBackslashHex.sh -- hexdump :: unexpected error when input ends with backslash https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/342433 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs