Eric Blake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > However, since coreutils accepts hh as an extension, should it issue a > warning if the string being printed does not fit in an unsigned char? Or > should it silently wrap around, and print 0 instead of 256? Or are we > okay with keeping status quo that the size specifiers must be valid > according to printf(3) rules, but are otherwise ignored?
ksh and bash ignore size specifiers, so there's good precedent for the current behavior. I'd leave it alone. _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list Bug-coreutils@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils
