On Tue, Jan 06, 2026 at 12:10:48AM +0000, Pádraig Brady wrote:

> We should probably use quoted '[:lower:]' and '[:upper:]' in the text
> above at least.

For my part, I like that idea.


On Mon, Jan 05, 2026 at 05:16:25PM -0800, Collin Funk wrote:

> Not directly related to your issue, but 'tr' doesn't operate on regular
> expressions.

Good point. That's worth a rewording.


> Agreed. I think it is probably best to leave the explanation of quoting
> to the shell's documentation since it affects so much [2].

It still seems like a good idea to mention that this can happen. It's a
way to keep users from being bitten and it's essentially for free by
mentioning that some of the things tr(1) accepts are of interest to various
shells.

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  And whispering in their ears / Give them unquiet dreams;" - W.B. Yeats

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