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bug#21236: printf version output not working
From: |
Assaf Gordon |
Subject: |
bug#21236: printf version output not working |
Date: |
Tue, 11 Aug 2015 17:06:12 +0000 |
User-agent: |
Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) |
tag 21236 notabug
close 21236
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Hello,
On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 09:40:39AM -0400, Shawn Welch wrote:
The printf man 1 page says that it has a --version switch to output version
but it fails and exits 1.
It is likely that you are seeing the shell's built in "printf" instead
of coreutils' printf.
Test with the following:
$ type printf
printf is a shell builtin
Then compare:
$ printf --version
bash: printf: --: invalid option
printf: usage: printf [-v var] format [arguments]
$ env printf --version | head -n1
printf (GNU coreutils) 8.23.170-02f67
To use the non built-in printf, use 'env' (or specify a full path such
as /usr/bin/printf, though that is less portable).
regards,
- assaf