Re: printf(1) does not support argument swapping

[Eric Blake]

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According to Antonio Bonifati on 12/26/2008 8:37 AM:
> Hi,
> I'm using coreutils 6.12 and bash 3.2.048. I notice command line versions
> of printf(1), both external (/usr/bin/printf) and internal (bash command)
> do not support argument swapping as printf(3) does.

Thanks for the report.  POSIX does not require printf(1) to support
argument swapping:
http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/printf.html

So this is technically not a bug.  However, if you would like to submit a
patch that adds this as an extension, we will probably consider it for
coreutils' printf.  If you want the bash builtin to also make this
improvement, then bring that to the attention of the bug-bash list.

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Eric Blake             address@hidden
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