On 2/22/25 5:05 AM, Phi Debian wrote:
On Sat, Feb 22, 2025 at 9:49 AM Andreas Schwab <sch...@linux-m68k.org <mailto:sch...@linux-m68k.org>> wrote:On Feb 22 2025, Phi Debian wrote: > I forgot to mention your trick to nuke the fmt reuse still works > > $ printf '%s %s %s %999$s' A B C D E F G > A B C As long as NL_ARGMAX >= 999. Sounds like I was over optimistic $ echo $KSH_VERSION Version AJM 93u+m/1.1.0-alpha+b5087279 2025-01-15 $ printf '%s %s %999$s\n' 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 $ unset A B C D E F G H $ printf '%s %s %999$s\n' A B C D E F G H ./ksh: printf: C: parameter not set ./ksh: printf: D: parameter not set ./ksh: printf: E: parameter not set ./ksh: printf: F: parameter not set ./ksh: printf: G: parameter not set ./ksh: printf: H: parameter not set A B $
"11. If an argument operand to be consumed by a conversion specification
does not exist:
o If it is a numbered argument conversion specification, printf should
write a diagnostic message to standard error and exit with non-zero
status, but may behave as for an unnumbered argument conversion
specification."
I know "should" is less strict than "shall," but someone might still do it.
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