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Article #1320textutils-1.4: new bug in pr
From: Cliff Krumvieda
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 01:41
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 01:41
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Howdy:
We've found a small bug in GNU textutils-1.4's pr that wasn't present
in 1.3. For some reason, pr hangs with the -2 and -a options:
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% cat README | pr -2 -a
Jan 24 13:24 1993 Page 1
These are the GNU text file (actual utilities. Most of these programs
their Unix counterparts, such as gr and fewer arbitrary limits.
The cmp program has moved to the GN
See the file NEWS for a list of maj
See the file INSTALL for compilatio
The textutils are intended to be PO
extensions), like the rest of the G but a few incompatibilities remain.
The comprehensive Texinfo documenta
finished yet, and needs to be rewri man pages provided with this distri
Although these programs have no `-V
check which version you have by usi binaries, or by using `grep' and `s
`strings - /usr/local/bin/ls | grep
Mail suggestions and bug reports fo bug-gnu-utils@prep.ai.mit.edu.
<HANGS>
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I tested the old textutils-1.3 pr, and it terminates correctly (as
does /usr/5bin/pr on our SunOS 4.1.1 sparcstations).
Hope this helps, and thanks!
--Cliff Krumvieda
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