Inaccurate/incorrect description of the -b option in man ls(1)

[jacky . fong]

Bug Report:
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In the manpage for ls(1), the description of the -b option says,  
"print octal escapes for nongraphic characters"; this description is  
inconsistent with its actual function.  An update to either the  
description or behaviour of the -b option is required.


e.g.
$ touch $'a\nb'; ls -b $'a\nb'
a\nb

In accordance with the description of the -b option, the output should  
instead be:
a\012b

Side Note:
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- HP-UX's ls(1) indeed prints octal escapes with -b option specified.

- After checking with the (latest) IEEE 1003.1-2008 standard (POSIX),  
the -b option is not specified for ls(1).

Feedback request:
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This is my first (ever) bug report, which makes me a newbie; I'd like  
any feedback on what a proper bug report format should be (if any).

cheers,
Jacky