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Re: comm separator document tab
From: |
Jim Meyering |
Subject: |
Re: comm separator document tab |
Date: |
Sat, 26 May 2007 08:05:04 +0200 |
Brian Dessent <address@hidden> wrote:
> Dan Jacobson wrote:
>> comm documents don't mention that columns are made via tabs, and it
>> one is not happy with that what one can do about that (nothing, even
>> if one's data has tabs in it and one wants to use a different separator.)
...
> The ability to specify something other than TAB would probably be a
> useful feature to have, though.
I agree, and have added it to the TODO list:
comm: add an option, --output-delimiter=STR
Files to change: src/comm.c, ChangeLog, NEWS, doc/coreutils.texi,
Add a new file, tests/misc/comm (use another file in that directory as
a template), to exercise the new option. Suggestion from Dan Jacobson.