Public bug reported:
The %d format sequence used in date from coreutils version 7.4-2ubuntu2
did not output a trailing space, however in version 7.4-2ubuntu3 the %d
format sequence outputs a trailing space.
It may be that the change was deliberate, however, the man page has not
changed.
1)
Description: Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS
Release: 10.04
2)
7.4-2ubuntu3
3)
I believe the %d format sequence should output a 2 digit day of the month
Man page excerpt
"%d day of month (e.g, 01)"
e.g. "01"
4)
A script of mine relied on the old behavior, such that a command stopped
working which revealed the trailing space to me.
e.g. "01 "
** Affects: coreutils (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: date
** Description changed:
- The %d format sequence used in date from coreutils v:7.4-2ubuntu2 did
- not output a trailing space, however in version 7.4-2ubuntu3 the %d
+ The %d format sequence used in date from coreutils version 7.4-2ubuntu2
+ did not output a trailing space, however in version 7.4-2ubuntu3 the %d
format sequence outputs a trailing space.
It may be that the change was deliberate, however, the man page has not
changed.
1)
Description: Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS
Release: 10.04
2)
7.4-2ubuntu3
3)
I believe the %d format sequence should output a 2 digit day of the month
Man page excerpt
"%d day of month (e.g, 01)"
e.g. "01"
4)
A script of mine relied on the old behavior, such that a command stopped
working which revealed the trailing space to me.
e.g. "01 "
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Title:
date command produces trailing space from %d format sequence from
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