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00012771003.1(2016/18)/Issue7+TC2Shell and Utilitiespublic2019-07-31 14:332024-06-11 09:08
Reportergeoffclare Assigned To 
PrioritynormalSeverityEditorialTypeError
Status ClosedResolutionAccepted 
NameGeoff Clare
OrganizationThe Open Group
User Reference
Sectionawk
Page Number2491
Line Number80131
Interp Status---
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Summary0001277: Use of <slash> in an ERE in awk
DescriptionThe standard says:

    Using a <slash> character within an ERE requires the escaping
    shown in the following table.

but this is only true when the ERE is in the lexical token ERE.
In an ERE in a string, the opposite is true: escaping must not be used.
(The resolution of bug 0001105 clarifies this by making the meaning
of <backslash><slash> in an ERE in a string undefined.)
Desired ActionChange:
Using a <slash> character within an ERE requires the escaping shown in the following table.
to:
Using a <slash> character within the lexical token ERE (except as one of the two delimiters) requires the escaping shown in the following table.
Tagstc3-2008

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related to 0001105 Closed problems with backslashes in awk strings and EREs 

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Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2019-07-31 14:33 geoffclare New Issue
2019-07-31 14:33 geoffclare Name => Geoff Clare
2019-07-31 14:33 geoffclare Organization => The Open Group
2019-07-31 14:33 geoffclare Section => awk
2019-07-31 14:33 geoffclare Page Number => 2491
2019-07-31 14:33 geoffclare Line Number => 80131
2019-07-31 14:33 geoffclare Interp Status => ---
2019-07-31 14:34 geoffclare Relationship added related to 0001105
2019-08-22 15:39 Don Cragun Status New => Resolved
2019-08-22 15:39 Don Cragun Resolution Open => Accepted
2019-08-22 15:40 Don Cragun Tag Attached: tc3-2008
2019-11-20 16:17 geoffclare Status Resolved => Applied
2024-06-11 09:08 agadmin Status Applied => Closed