On Sun, Mar 24, 2024, at 8:54 PM, Dan Jacobson wrote:
> Yes, it omits the line numbers. But leaves the "^I " separators!
>
> $ fc -l 999 1000|cat -vt
> 999^I echo invite Nerbleson for dinner
> 1000^I echo and Snordsworth too
> $ fc -ln 999 1000|cat -vt
> ^I echo invite Nerbleson for dinner
> ^I echo and Snordsworth too
This behavior is standardized by POSIX.
When the -l option is used to list commands, the format of
each command in the list shall be as follows:
"%d\t%s\n", <line number>, <command>
If both the -l and -n options are specified, the format of
each command shall be:
"\t%s\n", <command>
https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/fc.html
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