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| ID | Project | Category | View Status | Date Submitted | Last Update |
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| 0000423 | 1003.1(2008)/Issue 7 | Shell and Utilities | public | 2011-05-08 15:18 | 2013-04-16 13:06 |
| Reporter | Don Cragun | Assigned To | ajosey | ||
| Priority | normal | Severity | Objection | Type | Error |
| Status | Closed | Resolution | Accepted | ||
| Name | Don Cragun | ||||
| Organization | Self | ||||
| User Reference | ls -m | ||||
| Section | ls | ||||
| Page Number | 2865,2867 | ||||
| Line Number | 93790,93858-93860 | ||||
| Interp Status | Approved | ||||
| Final Accepted Text | See 0000423:0000804 | ||||
| Summary | 0000423: ls -m output format is not clear | ||||
| Description |
The description of the -m option on P2865, L93790 says:
Stream output format; list files across the page, separated by
<comma> characters.
The output format for the -m option on P2867, L93858-93860 says:
When −m is specified, the format used shall be:
"%s, %s, ...\n", <filename1>, <filename2>
where the largest number of filenames shall be written without
exceeding the length of the line.
There are at least two problems here:
1. The description says that the separator is <comma>, but the output
format requires that the separator is a <comma> followed by one or
more <blank> characters.
2. The output format implies that a filename that is longer than the
current line length can't be printed.
One implementation I know of prints an empty line before the list of files
when the first filename in the output is longer than the line length. This
is clearly a bug.
It also always uses a <comma> and a single <space> as a separator with
a <newline> inserted after the separator if printing the following entry
would exceed the line length. This seems reasonable. However, some
implementations skip the trailing <space> at the end of a line. This fix
allows, but does not require the trailing <space>.
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| Desired Action |
Change the description of the -m option on P2865, L93790 to:
Stream output format; list pathnames across the page, separated
by a <comma> character followed by a <space> character. Use
a <newline> character as the list terminator and after the
separator sequence when there isn't room on a line for the next
list entry.
Change the output format for the -m option on P2867, L93858-93860 to:
When −m is specified, the format used for the last element of the list
shall be:
"%s\n", <filename>
The format used for each other element of the list shall be:
"%s,%s", <filename>, <separator>
where, if there is not room for the next element of the list to fit
within the current line length, <separator> is a string containing
an optional <space> character and a mandatory <newline>
character; otherwise it is a single <space> character.
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| Tags | tc1-2008 | ||||
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Interpretation response ------------------------ The standard is unclear on this issue, and no conformance distinction can be made between alternative implementations based on this. This is being referred to the sponsor. Rationale: ------------- See Description. Notes to the Editor (not part of this interpretation): ------------------------------------------------------- See "Desired Action" |
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Interpretation proposed 16 June 2011 for final 30 day review |
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The interpretation is now approved. |
| Date Modified | Username | Field | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-05-08 15:18 | Don Cragun | New Issue | |
| 2011-05-08 15:18 | Don Cragun | Status | New => Under Review |
| 2011-05-08 15:18 | Don Cragun | Assigned To | => ajosey |
| 2011-05-08 15:18 | Don Cragun | Name | => Don Cragun |
| 2011-05-08 15:18 | Don Cragun | Organization | => Self |
| 2011-05-08 15:18 | Don Cragun | User Reference | => ls -m |
| 2011-05-08 15:18 | Don Cragun | Section | => ls |
| 2011-05-08 15:18 | Don Cragun | Page Number | => 2865,2867 |
| 2011-05-08 15:18 | Don Cragun | Line Number | => 93790,93858-93860 |
| 2011-05-08 15:18 | Don Cragun | Interp Status | => --- |
| 2011-06-02 16:40 | Don Cragun | Description Updated | |
| 2011-06-02 16:40 | Don Cragun | Desired Action Updated | |
| 2011-06-09 15:19 | nick | Note Added: 0000804 | |
| 2011-06-09 15:20 | nick | Note Edited: 0000804 | |
| 2011-06-09 15:21 | nick | Interp Status | --- => Pending |
| 2011-06-09 15:21 | nick | Final Accepted Text | => See 0000423:0000804 |
| 2011-06-09 15:21 | nick | Status | Under Review => Interpretation Required |
| 2011-06-09 15:21 | nick | Resolution | Open => Accepted |
| 2011-06-09 15:22 | nick | Tag Attached: tc1-2008 | |
| 2011-06-16 10:17 | ajosey | Interp Status | Pending => Proposed |
| 2011-06-16 10:17 | ajosey | Note Added: 0000851 | |
| 2011-07-29 06:13 | ajosey | Interp Status | Proposed => Approved |
| 2011-07-29 06:13 | ajosey | Note Added: 0000901 | |
| 2013-04-16 13:06 | ajosey | Status | Interpretation Required => Closed |