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Re: printf '\41' erroneously fails
From: |
Ben Harris |
Subject: |
Re: printf '\41' erroneously fails |
Date: |
Mon, 21 Apr 2003 15:32:11 +0100 (BST) |
On Sun, 20 Apr 2003, Bob Proulx wrote:
> > IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition states that in printf(1) format strings:
> >
> > # ... "\ddd" , where ddd is a one, two, or three-digit octal number,
> > # shall be written as a byte with the numeric value specified by the
> > # octal number.
> > <http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009696899/utilities/printf.html>
>
> Are you refering to this item?
>
> "\0ddd" , where ddd is a zero, one, two, or three-digit octal
> number that shall be converted to a byte with the numeric value
> specified by the octal number
No. That's the description of the %b conversion specifier. Look at
item 3 in the EXTENDED DESCRIPTION, about 15 lines higher up.
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Ben Harris <address@hidden>
Portmaster, NetBSD/acorn26 <URL:http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/acorn26/>