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Re: /usr/bin/printf: invalid universal character name


From: Jim Meyering
Subject: Re: /usr/bin/printf: invalid universal character name
Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 20:34:15 +0200

Hermann Peifer <address@hidden> wrote:
> Jim,
>
> Is this case closed now and we simply agree that, for whatever
> (potentially good) reason: printf "\uHHHH" only prints 3 characters
> (DOLLAR SIGN, COMMERCIAL AT and GRAVE ACCENT) in the range
> \u0000..\u009f

It's not closed.
I'm hoping that someone who knows more about this will chime in with a
definitive answer.  I've Cc'd a few people who might be able to help.

For newcomers, the thread started here:
  http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gnu.coreutils.bugs/13550




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