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| Reporter | geoffclare | Assigned To | | |
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| Priority | normal | Severity | Objection | Type | Clarification Requested |
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| Status | Resolved | Resolution | Accepted | |
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| Name | Geoff Clare |
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| Organization | The Open Group |
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| Section | 1.4 Utility Description Defaults |
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| Page Number | 2463 |
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| Line Number | 79723 |
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| Interp Status | --- |
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| Summary | 0001886: Conflicting statements about '-' as an operand |
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| Description | The text about '-' under OPERANDS in Utility Description Defaults does not match syntax Guideline 13 in XBD 12.2, which says:For utilities that use operands to represent files to be opened for either reading or writing, the '-' operand should be used to mean only standard input (or standard output when it is clear from context that an output file is being specified) or a file named -.
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| Desired Action | Change:If an operand naming a file can be specified as '-', which means to use the standard input instead of a named file, this is explicitly stated in this section. Unless otherwise stated, the use of multiple instances of '-' to mean standard input in a single command produces unspecified results. to:If an operand naming a file to be opened for either reading or writing can be specified as '-' and the meaning of such an operand is not as stated in Guideline 13 in [xref to XBD 12.2], this is explicitly stated in this section. Unless otherwise stated, for utilities where '-' as an operand means to use the standard input, the use of multiple instances of '-' as operands in a single command produces unspecified results.
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| Tags | tc1-2024 |
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