Mike Frysinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> i guess this is allowed by spec huh ?

Yes.  The last sentence in the extract that you quoted clearly allows
the current behavior.  The area is not standardized that closely, so
we tried to do the right thing.  It was discussed in several threads,
e.g.,
<http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-coreutils/2006-07/msg00124.html>.


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