On 06/09/2024 15:06, Bruno Haible wrote:
Hi,
POSIX:2024 specifies that printf(1) should support numbered conversion
specifications:
https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9799919799/utilities/printf.html
https://austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=1592
Could this support please be added to GNU coreutils? As of coreutils 9.5,
I still get:
$ /usr/bin/printf 'abc%2$sdef%1$sxxx\n' 1 2
abc/usr/bin/printf: %2$: invalid conversion specification
This make sense to implement.
I see ksh and FreeBSD at least, already have.
I'll have a look at doing this.
thank you,
Pádraig
