bugfindutils - Bugs: bug #22920, Typo in manpage regarding \0 escape

 
 

bug #22920: Typo in manpage regarding \0 escape

Submitted by:  Andreas Metzler <ametzler>
Submitted on:  Tue 15 Apr 2008 05:43:58 PM UTC  
 
Category: documentationSeverity: 3 - Normal
Item Group: NoneStatus: Fixed
Privacy: PublicAssigned to: James Youngman <jay>
Originator Name: Ph. MarekOpen/Closed: Closed
Release: 4.4.0Fixed Release: 4.4.2

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Sun 07 Sep 2008 03:25:41 PM UTC, comment #2:

Release in 4.5.2. No 4.4.x release currently includes this fix yet.

James Youngman <jay>
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Wed 16 Apr 2008 09:31:43 AM UTC, comment #1:

Fixed in 4.4.x and 4.5.x

James Youngman <jay>
Project AdministratorIn charge of this item.
Tue 15 Apr 2008 05:43:58 PM UTC, original submission:

This is http://bugs.debian.org/476218 reported by Ph. Marek:

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There's a bug in the manual page regarding the escape sequences; it's not "\", it's "\0".
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Here's a patch:

# diff -u find.1.orig find.1
--- find.1.orig 2008-04-03 19:41:22.000000000 +0200
+++ find.1 2008-04-15 08:51:46.000000000 +0200
@@ -1164,7 +1164,7 @@
Horizontal tab.
.IP \ev
Vertical tab.
-.IP \e\0
+.IP \e0
ASCII NUL.
.IP \e\e
A literal backslash (`\e').

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thanks, cu andreas

Andreas Metzler <ametzler>

 

(Note: upload size limit is set to 16384 kB, after insertion of the required escape characters.)

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    Date Changed By Updated Field Previous Value => Replaced By
    Mon 06 Jul 2009 10:58:57 PM UTCjayOpen/ClosedOpen=>Closed
      Fixed ReleaseNone=>4.4.2
      SummaryTypo in manpage regarding \\0 escape=>Typo in manpage regarding \0 escape
    Sun 07 Sep 2008 03:25:41 PM UTCjaySummaryTypo in manpage regarding \\0 escape=>Typo in manpage regarding \0 escape
    Wed 16 Apr 2008 09:31:43 AM UTCjayStatusNone=>Fixed
      Assigned toNone=>jay
      SummaryTypo in manpage regarding \\0 escape=>Typo in manpage regarding \0 escape
    Tue 15 Apr 2008 05:44:10 PM UTCametzlerCarbon-CopyRemoved 20807=>-

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