Eric Blake byu.net> writes:
> Thanks for the report. POSIX does not require printf(1) to support
> argument swapping:
> http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/printf.html
>
> So this is technically not a bug. However, if you would like to submit a
> patch that adds this as an
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According to Antonio Bonifati on 12/26/2008 8:37 AM:
> Hi,
> I'm using coreutils 6.12 and bash 3.2.048. I notice command line versions
> of printf(1), both external (/usr/bin/printf) and internal (bash command)
> do not support argument swapping as pri
Hi,
I'm using coreutils 6.12 and bash 3.2.048. I notice command line versions
of printf(1), both external (/usr/bin/printf) and internal (bash command)
do not support argument swapping as printf(3) does.
Reproduce with:
$ printf '%2$s is %1$u years old' 31 Antonio
bash: printf: `$': invalid forma
