Bug Report:
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In the manpage for ls(1), the description of the -b option says,
"print octal escapes for nongraphic characters"; this description is
inconsistent with its actual function. An update to either the
description or behaviour of the -b option is required.
e.g.
$ touch $'a\nb'; ls -b $'a\nb'
a\nb
In accordance with the description of the -b option, the output should
instead be:
a\012b
Side Note:
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- HP-UX's ls(1) indeed prints octal escapes with -b option specified.
- After checking with the (latest) IEEE 1003.1-2008 standard (POSIX),
the -b option is not specified for ls(1).
Feedback request:
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This is my first (ever) bug report, which makes me a newbie; I'd like
any feedback on what a proper bug report format should be (if any).
cheers,
Jacky
