| To: | konrad.schwarz@xxxxxxxxxxx, marquis@xxxxxxxxx |
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| Subject: | RE: Austin Interps 211 |
| From: | Glenn Fowler <gsf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> |
| Date: | Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:08:49 -0400 |
| Cc: | austin-group-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx |
| Organization: | AT&T Research |
| References: | <200806171819.m5HIJAfo027636@penguin.research.att.com> <20080623171832.B49C12B779E@mx5.roble.com> <200806231807.m5NI759M022771@penguin.research.att.com> <20080623191059.0288E2B7819@mx5.roble.com> <2A0150C01096FE48B4DEFC16A39E9C1802670A01@MCHP7RCA.ww002.siemens.net> <20080624175058.ABE962B7B9D@mx5.roble.com> |
On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:50:58 -0700 (PDT) Roger Marquis wrote:
> As pointed out earlier, printf is relatively little used in /bin/sh
> scripts, but I agree that new printf syntax is not desirable either.
any script with
echo $foo
is potentially non-portable
printf(1) is the posix portable way around that
-- Glenn Fowler -- AT&T Research, Florham Park NJ --
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