A NOTE has been added to this issue. ====================================================================== https://austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=1813 ====================================================================== Reported By: kre Assigned To: ====================================================================== Project: Issue 8 drafts Issue ID: 1813 Category: Shell and Utilities Type: Error Severity: Editorial Priority: normal Status: New Name: Robert Elz Organization: User Reference: Section: XCU 3 / xargs Page Number: 3600-3603 Line Number: 123177-8 123183 123184-6 123228-32 123233-7 123252-3 123263 123304-6 Final Accepted Text: ====================================================================== Date Submitted: 2024-02-16 14:42 UTC Last Modified: 2024-04-18 16:24 UTC ====================================================================== Summary: generic xargs description cleanups ======================================================================
---------------------------------------------------------------------- (0006767) geoffclare (manager) - 2024-04-18 16:24 https://austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=1813#c6767 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Interpretation response ------------------------ The standard is unclear on this issue, and no conformance distinction can be made between alternative implementations based on this. This is being referred to the sponsor. Rationale: ------------- None. Notes to the Editor (not part of this interpretation): ------------------------------------------------------- On page 3600 line 123176, change: <blockquote>the application shall ensure that arguments in the standard input are delimited by unquoted <blank> characters, unescaped <blank> characters, or <newline> characters</blockquote> to: <blockquote>the application shall ensure that arguments in the standard input are delimited by <blank> characters that are neither quoted nor escaped, or by unescaped <newline> characters</blockquote> After page 3600 line 123183, add two bullet items: <blockquote><ul> <li>Quoting and escaping characters shall not be included in the arguments passed to <i>utility</i>. Escaped <newline> characters shall be included in the arguments.</li> <li>It shall be an error if an attempt is made to quote a <newline> character.</li> </ul></blockquote> On page 3601 line 123231, change: <blockquote>or {LINE_MAX} if there is no <b>−s</b> option</blockquote> to: <blockquote>or the default command line length if there is no <b>−s</b> option</blockquote> On page 3601 line 123232, change: <blockquote>The last iteration has fewer than <i>number</i>, but not zero, operands remaining.</blockquote> to: <blockquote>The last iteration has fewer than <i>number</i> operands remaining, or zero arguments were read from standard input (and the <b>-r</b> option is not specified).</blockquote> On page 3602 line 123263, change: <blockquote>The name of the utility to be invoked, found by search path using ...</blockquote> to: <blockquote>The name of the utility to be invoked. If the name does not contain a <slash> character, the utility shall be found by search path using ...</blockquote> On page 3603 line 123302, change: <blockquote>If the <b>−t</b> option is specified, the utility and its constructed argument list shall be written to standard error, as it will be invoked, prior to invocation.</blockquote> to: <blockquote>If the <b>−t</b> option is specified, the utility and its constructed argument list, with a <space> character preceding each argument and a terminating <newline>, shall be written to standard error, as it will be invoked, prior to invocation. Implementations may insert quoting and escaping characters in the output produced by <b>-t</b> such that the output (minus the utility name) can be unambiguously used as input to a subsequent <i>xargs</i> command and result in the same constructed argument list.</blockquote> On page 3603 line 123304, change: <blockquote>a prompt of the following format shall be written (in the POSIX locale): <pre>"?..."</pre> at the end of the line of the output from <b>−t</b>.</blockquote> to: <blockquote>a prompt shall be written at the end of the line of the output from <b>−t</b>. In the POSIX locale, the format of the prompt shall be: <pre>"?..."</pre></blockquote> Issue History Date Modified Username Field Change ====================================================================== 2024-02-16 14:42 kre New Issue 2024-02-16 14:42 kre Name => Robert Elz 2024-02-16 14:42 kre Section => XCU 3 / xargs 2024-02-16 14:42 kre Page Number => 3600-3603 2024-02-16 14:42 kre Line Number => 123177-8 123183 123184-6 123228-32 123233-7 123252-3 123263 123304-6 2024-04-18 16:24 geoffclare Note Added: 0006767 ======================================================================
