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Re: Bug On CUT
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Eric Blake |
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Re: Bug On CUT |
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Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:05:02 -0600 |
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According to Ar3s on 4/15/2009 5:25 PM:
>
> echo "a"|cut --delimiter=" " --fields=2-
> I have assumed that it would return an empty string
> but it returns a
>
> Is it normal or is it a bug in the matrix ?
Not a bug. According to POSIX, when -f (--fields) is in effect, "Lines
with no field delimiters shall be passed through intact, unless -s is
specified."
http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/cut.html
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