Re: bug in printf(1)?

[Paul Goyette <paul%whooppee.com@localhost>]

On Sun, 10 Apr 2011, Thomas Klausner wrote:

> # printf "\x25"
> printf: %: invalid directive
>
> I would have expected a plain '%' instead...
> Bug?

I think you are not seeing printf(1) behavior, but rather a built-in for 
your shell.

On my -current from January 17th, I get what you expected:

        {258} /usr/bin/printf "\x25"
        %{259}

It also works just fine in /bin/sh

        {260} /bin/sh
        # printf "\x25"
        %#

and in /bin/csh

        {262} /bin/csh
        {100} printf "\x25"
        %{101}


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