tags 10394 notabug thanks Raj Kambli wrote: > Not sure if this is bug. But I think first one is legal command that > is logically similar to second which works > > #1-- Error > [raj@rajvista ~]$ echo "Raj" | tr "[[:alpha:]]" "[[:lower:]]" > tr: misaligned [:upper:] and/or [:lower:] construct > > > #2--Ok > [raj@rajvista ~]$ echo "Raj" | tr "[[:upper:]]" "[[:lower:]]" > raj > [raj@rajvista ~]$
Thanks for the report. However, that is not a bug. Your first example really is an error. As documented (see the "character classes" section of "info tr"), when translating (i.e., not deleting), if you specify "lower" or "upper" in the second set, you must specify "upper" or "lower" (resp.) in the first set -- and it must be in the same relative position.
