[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Proulx) writes: > But wouldn't someone need 'col -b'? I have always used it that way > and now can't say if it is require or not. > > : -b Do not output any backspaces, printing only the last character > : written to each column position. > > Otherwise the description does not say it cleans up backspaces as you > describe.
col -b is needed to clean up some other backspaces, e.g. the backspaces used to implement boldface by repeated overprinting. But it isn't needed for \(co. _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils
