scanf wierdness

[Alex Stark]

Help!

I just don't understand this:

octave:79> sscanf('L02282     GGGAACTAGA ACGATTCGCA GTTAATCCTG
CCCTGTTAGA AACATCAGAA','%1s',1)
ans = L

octave:80> sscanf('L02282     GGGAACTAGA ACGATTCGCA GTTAATCCTG
CCCTGTTAGA AACATCAGAA','%2s',1)
ans = L

octave:81> sscanf('L02282     GGGAACTAGA ACGATTCGCA GTTAATCCTG
CCCTGTTAGA AACATCAGAA','%3s',1)
ans = L02282GGGAACTAGA ACGATTCGCAGTTAATCCTG CCCTGTTAGAAACATCAGAA5S

octave:82> sscanf('L02282     GGGAACTAGA ACGATTCGCA GTTAATCCTG
CCCTGTTAGA AACATCAGAA','%4s',1)
ans = L

octave:83> sscanf('L02282     GGGAACTAGA ACGATTCGCA GTTAATCCTG
CCCTGTTAGA AACATCAGAA','%5s',1)
ans = L02282    GGGAACTAGAACGATTCGCAGTTAATCCTGCCCTGTTAGAAACATCAGAA

octave:84> sscanf('L02282     GGGAACTAGA ACGATTCGCA GTTAATCCTG
CCCTGTTAGA AACATCAGAA','%6s',1)
ans = L02282GGGAACTAGA ACGATTCGCA GTTAATCCTG CCCTGTTAGA AACATCAGAA

octave:86> sscanf('L02282     GGGAACTAGA ACGATTCGCA GTTAATCCTG
CCCTGTTAGA AACATCAGAA','%7s',1)
ans = L02282 GGGAACTAGA ACGATTCGCAGTTAATCCTG address@hidden
                                                                   t

octave:87> sscanf('L02282     GGGAACTAGA ACGATTCGCA GTTAATCCTG
CCCTGTTAGA AACATCAGAA','%8s',1)
ans = L

octave:88> version
ans = 2.0.14


Any ideas?

(Linux with Redhat rpm:
Name        : octave                       Relocations: /usr 
Version     : 2.0.14                            Vendor: Red Hat Software
Release     : 1                             Build Date: Fri May  7
22:11:00 1999
Install date: Mon Jul 26 12:54:14 1999      Build Host:
porky.devel.redhat.com
Group       : Applications/Engineering      Source RPM:
octave-2.0.14-1.src.rpm
)

Thanks,
Alex Stark.



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