Package: bsdextrautils
Version: 2.38-4
Severity: minor
Control: found -1 2.36.1-8+deb11u1
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The colcrt(1) version from bsdextrautils produces output
that does match neither the version from Debian Buster
(bsdmainutils) nor, say, the version from NetBSD.
Expected behavior (Buster, NetBSD 9; GNU Sed):
$ printf %s\\n Hello | sed -e "h; s/./&\\x8&/g; x; s/./&\\x8_/g; G;" | colcrt
Hello
-----
Hello
$ printf %s\\n Hello | sed -e "h; s/./&\\x8&/g; x; s/./&\\x8_/g; G;" | colcrt -
Hello
Hello
$
Observed behavior:
$ printf %s\\n Hello | sed -e "h; s/./&\\x8&/g; x; s/./&\\x8_/g; G;" | colcrt
H e l l o
- - - - -
HHeelllloo
$ printf %s\\n Hello | sed -e "h; s/./&\\x8&/g; x; s/./&\\x8_/g; G;" | colcrt -
H e l l o
HHeelllloo
$
As a workaround, $ ul -t dumb can be used in place of
$ colcrt -:
$ printf %s\\n Hello | sed -e "h; s/./&\\x8&/g; x; s/./&\\x8_/g; G;" \
| ul -t dumb
Hello
Hello
$
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