From: Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.org>
To: zsh-workers@sunsite.dk
Subject: Re: [RFE] %a support in printf builtin (when available)
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:58:03 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080124115803.GA13714@vin.lip.ens-lyon.fr> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20060407150458.GC1327@prunille.vinc17.org>
On 2006-04-07 17:04:58 +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> Under Debian/unstable:
>
> dixsept% where printf
> printf: shell built-in command
> /usr/bin/printf
> dixsept% printf "%a\n" 1.1
> printf: %a: invalid directive
> dixsept% /usr/bin/printf "%a\n" 1.1
> 0x8.ccccccccccccccdp-3
> dixsept%
>
> Note: the %a format appeared in C99.
Also the %a format in now in the POSIX revision draft for the printf
shell utility.
Moreover supporting the ' flag (as defined in the printf function),
like the printf command from the coreutils, would also be useful.
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