Re: Idea: jobs(1) -i to print only :%ID:s

[Steffen Nurpmeso]

Robert Elz wrote in
 <15529.1699569230@jacaranda.noi.kre.to>:
 |    Date:        Thu, 9 Nov 2023 16:55:50 -0500
 |    From:        Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org>
 |    Message-ID:  <ZU1VZhrPyNQlxuBN@wooledge.org>
 |
 || I believe *nothing* would work in that case;
 |
 |There's no requirement (in fact, it is probably not a good idea) for
 |newlines in the output to be printed literally - whether entered literally
 |or using $'\n'.   Bash could always just output $'\n' for a newline.

I'd only wish tools would start to create quoted ranges of maximum
length, instead of these atomar quote orgies.  No normal human
being can grasp that.  (In my opinion.  I mean my bank account has
a four digit number, and that is tough stuff to change. :))

  ...

--steffen
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