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RE: Austin Interps 211

To: konrad.schwarz@xxxxxxxxxxx, marquis@xxxxxxxxx
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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