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Re: evaluation of \w
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Marc Chantreux |
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Re: evaluation of \w |
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Mon, 2 Mar 2020 23:51:50 +0100 |
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Mutt/1.10.1 (2018-07-13) |
On Tue, Mar 03, 2020 at 08:02:06AM +1100, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> At 2020-03-02T11:24:03-0500, Doug McIlroy wrote:
> > Why does this input echo "\w'0'"
> > .tm \w'0'
> > while this input echoes "5000"?
> > .nr w \w'0'
> > .tm \nw
i don't know if it helps but trying it with the 9base troff
9/troff 2>&1 >/dev/null <<\.
.tm \w'0'
while this input echoes "5000"?
.nr w \w'0'
.tm \nw
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gives me:
\w'0'
50
regards
marc