bug#38080: 'tr' BUG using complement option with delete chars in HEX vs OCTAL

[Owen Townsend]

To: bug-coreutils.org
From: Owen Townsend, address@hidden
Date: Nov.05/2019
Subject: 'tr' BUG using complement option with delete chars in HEX vs OCTAL

fn2=$(echo $fn1 | tr -cd '\12\40-\176')      #<-- OCTAL works, but HEX 
preferred
fn2=$(echo $fn1 | tr -cd \$'\x0A\x20-\x7E')  #<-- HEX does not work

See attached scripts renameOK & renameOKx
renameOK  - octal coding, works OK
renameOKx - HEX coding does NOT work
          - see test results coded as #comments at end of script

Please let me know if you confirm this is a bug and when it might be fixed ?
I am using Ubuntu 16.04 & plan to upgrade to 20.04 when available

Thanks, Owen

renameOK
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renameOKx
Description: Text document