Module Name: src
Committed By: dholland
Date: Mon Mar 12 00:42:06 UTC 2018
Modified Files:
src/usr.bin/printf: printf.1
Log Message:
Explicitly mention use of -- for format strings beginning with -,
per PR 21970.
To generate a diff of this commit:
cvs rdiff -u -r1.25 -r1.26 src/usr.bin/printf/printf.1
Please note that diffs are not public domain; they are subject to the
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Modified files:
Index: src/usr.bin/printf/printf.1
diff -u src/usr.bin/printf/printf.1:1.25 src/usr.bin/printf/printf.1:1.26
--- src/usr.bin/printf/printf.1:1.25 Sun Apr 13 01:45:34 2014
+++ src/usr.bin/printf/printf.1 Mon Mar 12 00:42:05 2018
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: printf.1,v 1.25 2014/04/13 01:45:34 snj Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: printf.1,v 1.26 2018/03/12 00:42:05 dholland Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1989, 1990, 1993
.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
.\"
.\" from: @(#)printf.1 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
.\"
-.Dd May 6, 2008
+.Dd March 11, 2018
.Dt PRINTF 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -358,6 +358,13 @@ Print a `%'; no argument is used.
In no case does a non-existent or small field width cause truncation of
a field; padding takes place only if the specified field width exceeds
the actual width.
+.Pp
+If the first character of
+.Ar format
+is a dash,
+.Ar format
+must be preceded by a word consisting of two dashes (--) to prevent it
+from being interpreted as an option string.
.Sh EXIT STATUS
.Ex -std
.Sh SEE ALSO
