*Synopsis*: ksh93 "cat" builtin does not handle "-n" correctly
CR 6835835 changed on Apr 30 2009 by <User 1-5Q-4088>
=== Field ============ === New Value ============= === Old Value =============
Status 3-Accepted 1-Dispatched
Targeted Release solaris_nevada
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*Change Request ID*: 6835835
*Synopsis*: ksh93 "cat" builtin does not handle "-n" correctly
Product: solaris
Category: shell
Subcategory: korn93
Type: Defect
Subtype:
Status: 3-Accepted
Substatus:
Priority: 3-Medium
Introduced In Release:
Introduced In Build:
Responsible Engineer:
Keywords: opensolaris
=== *Description* ============================================================
Category
solaris/shell (Solaris Utilities/Commands)
Sub-Category
korn93
Description
[Originally reported in
http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/ksh93-integration-discuss/2009-February/007050.html
by Casper Dik]
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I just noticed this in ksh93:
ksh93 -c 'yes "" | head -5|cat -n'
1
2
3
4
(I used this for older shells when I want to a list of all integers from 1
to a particular number)
-- snip --
Frequency
Always
Regression
No
Steps to Reproduce
Execute $ ksh93 -c 'yes "" | head -5|cat -n' #
Expected Result
1
2
3
4
5
Actual Result
1
2
3
4
Error Message(s)
None.
Test Case
See dscription.
Workaround
Disable ksh93's builtin "cat" command either via using an absolute path to
the "cat" command (POSIX-style workaround) or using ksh93's "builtin" command
to remove "cat" from the list of builtin commands (e.g. $ builtin -d /bin/cat
/usr/bin/cat #).
Additional configuration information
Solaris 11/B106
*** (#1 of 1): 2009-04-30 01:33:56 GMT+00:00 <User 1-F4SZV>
=== *Public Comments* ========================================================
=== *Workaround* =============================================================
Disable ksh93's builtin "cat" command either via using an absolute path to the
"cat" command (POSIX-style workaround) or using ksh93's "builtin" command to
remove "cat" from the list of builtin commands (e.g. $ builtin -d /bin/cat
/usr/bin/cat #).
*** (#1 of 1): 2009-04-30 01:45:48 GMT+00:00 <User 1-5Q-1267>
=== *Additional Details* =====================================================
Targeted Release: solaris_nevada
Commit To Fix In Build:
Fixed In Build:
Integrated In Build:
Verified In Build:
See Also: 6793763
Duplicate of:
Hooks:
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Hook5:
Hook6: <email address omitted>
Program Management:
Root Cause:
Fix Affects Documentation: No
Fix Affects Localization: No
=== *History* ================================================================
Date Submitted: 2009-04-30 01:33:55 GMT+00:00
Submitted By: <User 1-F4SZV>
Status Changed Date Updated Updated By
3-Accepted 2009-04-30 10:34:57 GMT+00:00 <User 1-5Q-4088>
=== *Service Request* ========================================================
Impact: Significant
Functionality: Secondary
Severity: 3
Product Name: solaris
Product Release: solaris_nevada
Product Build: snv_106
Operating System: solaris_nevada
Hardware: generic
Submitted Date: 2009-04-30 01:33:56 GMT+00:00
=== *Multiple Release (MR) Cluster* - 0 ======================================
