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bug#23388: [PATCH] size option may want to reject "bB" or "biB" suffix
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Paul Eggert |
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bug#23388: [PATCH] size option may want to reject "bB" or "biB" suffix |
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Wed, 27 Apr 2016 12:12:03 -0700 |
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On 04/27/2016 09:29 AM, Young Mo Kang wrote:
different programs within coreutils accept different
size suffixes. For example, split's valid suffix is "bEGKkMmPTYZ0" while
shred's is "cbBkKMGTPEZY0". I thought maybe it is better to unify valid
suffix for all the programs within coreutils.
The intent, as I recall, was to prefer a standard set of suffixes listed
in the "Block size" section of the Coreutils manual. Some programs
accept additional suffixes for historical reasons but we'd rather not
encourage the use of these obsolescent usages.
Thanks for reporting the glitch. I installed the attached patch into Gnulib.
0001-xstrtol-prohibit-monstrosities-like-1bB.patch
Description: Source code patch