> On Tue, Aug 01, 2017 at 07:28:39AM -0600, Theo de Raadt wrote: > > I've known about ETAONRISHetc basically forever. Where is this new > > order (ETSAORINDHLCPMUYFWGBVKXQZJ) coming from. > > > > Citation please? > > I'm just updating the man page to reflect the percentages in caesar.c > which claims to get it's numbers from "some unix(tm) documentation".
Is it possible you've got the fix backwards? I think ETAONRISHetc is from some well-known research, but ETSAOR* is brand new and even google cannot find a reference to that ordering. It seems there is a bug here, but is it perhaps the other frequency table? > - Matthew Martin > > > > On Tue, Aug 01, 2017 at 09:36:13AM +0100, Jason McIntyre wrote: > > > > On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 01:36:15AM -0500, Matthew Martin wrote: > > > > > The man page documents frequencies that are different than the code > > > > > uses e.g. C (3.61 vs 2.7) and D (4.78 vs 3.8). This seems a bit much > > > > > for > > > > > a man page. If anyone prefers the letter ordering be kept, the correct > > > > > order is ETSAORINDHLCPMUYFWGBVKXQZJ . > > > > > > > > > > - Matthew Martin > > > > > > > > > > > > > morning. > > > > > > > > i don;t see what harm there is in providing this information. the man > > > > page itself is hardly a huge read, and who knows whether someome might > > > > find it useful. > > > > > > > > i'd be willing to commit a diff which updates the man page. > > > > > > > > jmc > > > > > > Morning > > > > > > I assumed someone who cared to know the frequencies would open the > > > source, and removing them means there's is one less thing to get out of > > > sync. But I have no strong opinion here. > > > > > > - Matthew Martin > > > > > > > > > diff --git caesar.6 caesar.6 > > > index 9dc040a7a6d..94ad082327e 100644 > > > --- caesar.6 > > > +++ caesar.6 > > > @@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ their content. > > > .Pp > > > The frequency (from most common to least) of English letters is as > > > follows: > > > .Bd -filled -offset indent > > > -ETAONRISHDLFCMUGPYWBVKXJQZ > > > +ETSAORINDHLCPMUYFWGBVKXQZJ > > > .Ed > > > .Pp > > > Their frequencies as a percentage are as follows: > > > .Bd -filled -offset indent > > > -E(13), T(10.5), A(8.1), O(7.9), N(7.1), R(6.8), I(6.3), S(6.1), H(5.2), > > > -D(3.8), L(3.4), F(2.9), C(2.7), M(2.5), U(2.4), G(2), > > > -P(1.9), Y(1.9), > > > -W(1.5), B(1.4), V(.9), K(.4), X(.15), J(.13), Q(.11), Z(.07). > > > +E(12.37), T(9.68), S(8.77), A(7.97), O(6.96), R(6.63), I(6.39), N(5.92), > > > +D(4.78), H(4.49), L(3.81), C(3.61), P(2.91), M(2.69), U(2.62), Y(2.07), > > > +F(2.01), W(1.88), G(1.46), B(1.35), V(0.81), K(0.42), X(0.23), Q(0.08), > > > +Z(0.06), J(0.04). > > > .Ed > > > > > >
