On Sun, Apr 07, 2024 at 14:28:27 +0000, Roland Illig wrote: > Log Message: > snprintb.3: clean up formatting and wording, prefer octal in examples > > Using hexadecimal character escapes requires separate string literals if > the description starts with one of the letters A-F; octal character > escapes have at most 3 digits, reducing ambiguity.
70s are over, very few people speak octal fluently. If anything, the man page should highlight the potential snag. Besides, separate literal for the name is good for readability anyway. Please, revert. -uwe
