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0000499 [1003.1(2008)/Issue 7] Shell and Utilities Editorial Error 2011-10-12 09:26 2019-06-10 08:55
Reporter geoffclare View Status public  
Assigned To ajosey
Priority normal Resolution Accepted  
Status Closed  
Name Geoff Clare
Organization The Open Group
User Reference
Section xargs
Page Number 3382
Line Number 113189
Interp Status ---
Final Accepted Text
Summary 0000499: xargs -L says <blank> when it means unescaped <blank>
Description Clearly when the -L description says:

    A line is considered to end with the first <newline> unless the
    last character of the line is a <blank>; a trailing <blank> signals
    continuation to the next non-empty line, inclusive.

it really means an unescaped <blank>, since an escaped <blank> is part
of an argument to be passed to the utility and therefore should have
no special meaning to xargs.

(This was originally raised on the mailing list in Feb 2010 but didn't
ever get submitted as a bug.)
Desired Action Change:

    ... is a <blank>; a trailing <blank> signals ...

to:

    ... is an unescaped <blank>; a trailing unescaped <blank> signals ...
Tags tc2-2008
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- Issue History
Date Modified Username Field Change
2011-10-12 09:26 geoffclare New Issue
2011-10-12 09:26 geoffclare Status New => Under Review
2011-10-12 09:26 geoffclare Assigned To => ajosey
2011-10-12 09:26 geoffclare Name => Geoff Clare
2011-10-12 09:26 geoffclare Organization => The Open Group
2011-10-12 09:26 geoffclare Section => xargs
2011-10-12 09:26 geoffclare Page Number => 3382
2011-10-12 09:26 geoffclare Line Number => 113189
2011-10-12 09:26 geoffclare Interp Status => ---
2011-10-20 15:24 Don Cragun Status Under Review => Resolved
2011-10-20 15:24 Don Cragun Resolution Open => Accepted
2011-10-20 15:24 Don Cragun Desired Action Updated
2011-10-20 15:24 Don Cragun Tag Attached: tc2-2008
2019-06-10 08:55 agadmin Status Resolved => Closed


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