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bug#18585: Bad count in WC command?
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Eric Blake |
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bug#18585: Bad count in WC command? |
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Mon, 29 Sep 2014 14:54:43 -0600 |
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On 09/29/2014 02:47 PM, Eric Blake wrote:
> tag 18585 notabug
> thanks
>
> On 09/29/2014 07:25 AM, Schapovalov, Sebastian wrote:
>> Hello, I was testing one parameter in my .sh and realised that the wc
>> command return a different value that I was expected. I send you a couple
>> examples.
>>
>> I have to validate a celular telephone number (in Argentina), so, it has to
>> be a 10 chars parameter.
>>
>> sarasa() -- seba > echo 1029384756 | wc -c
>> 11
>
> Classic user mistake. 'echo' outputs a trailing newline, which IS a
> character,
>
>> sarasa () -- seba > echo 1029384756 | wc -L
>> 10
>
> but does NOT contribute to the length of the longest line. Try
> comparing these two commands
>
> echo 1029384756 | oc -tx1z
> printf 1029384756 | oc -tx1z
Typo; I meant 'od' in both lines, not 'oc'.
>
> to see what I mean.
>
> I'm closing this as not a bug, but feel free to ask further questions.
>
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Eric Blake eblake redhat com +1-919-301-3266
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