Bug#393793: col.1.gz: carriage return discussion

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	Bug#393793: col.1.gz: carriage return discussion by jidanni :: Rate this Message: Reply (Restricted by the Administrator) \| Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message Package: bsdmainutils Version: 6.1.4 Severity: minor File: /usr/share/man/man1/col.1.gz Actually col removes carriage returns, in contrast to the man page. $ echo -e bla\\r\ \|od -c 0000000 b l a \r \n 0000006 $ echo -e bla\\r\ \|col\|od -c 0000000 b l a \n 0000004 So mention it on the man page. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-REQUEST@... with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@...
	Bug#393793: col.1.gz: carriage return discussion by Michael Meskes :: Rate this Message: Reply (Restricted by the Administrator) \| Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message On Wed, Oct 18, 2006 at 01:28:15AM +0800, Dan Jacobson wrote: > Actually col removes carriage returns, in contrast to the man page. Could you please tell me where in the manpage it is said that carriage returns are not removed? Has this been changed already or am I just to stupid to see it in col(1)? Michael -- Michael Meskes Michael at Fam-Meskes dot De, Michael at Meskes dot (De\|Com\|Net\|Org) Michael at BorussiaFan dot De, Meskes at (Debian\|Postgresql) dot Org ICQ: 179140304, AIM/Yahoo/Skype: michaelmeskes, Jabber: meskes@... Go VfL Borussia! Forca Barca! Go SF 49ers! Use: Debian GNU/Linux, PostgreSQL -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-REQUEST@... with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@...
	Bug#393793: col.1.gz: carriage return discussion by jidanni :: Rate this Message: Reply (Restricted by the Administrator) \| Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message MM> Could you please tell me where in the manpage it is said that carriage returns MM> are not removed? Has this been changed already or am I just to stupid to see it MM> in col(1)? I swear that if you have a lawyer read that man page, (BSD June 29, 1993 BSD), sid. though it mentions carriage returns, it doesn't say it removes them. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-REQUEST@... with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@...
	Bug#393793: col.1.gz: carriage return discussion by Michael Meskes :: Rate this Message: Reply (Restricted by the Administrator) \| Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message On Wed, Nov 04, 2009 at 11:16:05PM +0800, jidanni@... wrote: > I swear that if you have a lawyer read that man page, > (BSD June 29, 1993 BSD), sid. > though it mentions carriage returns, it doesn't say it removes them. But it does say that it "filters out reverse (and half reverse) line feeds" and a CR is a reverse line feed, isn't it? Michael -- Michael Meskes Michael at Fam-Meskes dot De, Michael at Meskes dot (De\|Com\|Net\|Org) Michael at BorussiaFan dot De, Meskes at (Debian\|Postgresql) dot Org ICQ: 179140304, AIM/Yahoo/Skype: michaelmeskes, Jabber: meskes@... VfL Borussia! Forca Barca! Go SF 49ers! Use: Debian GNU/Linux, PostgreSQL -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-REQUEST@... with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@...
	Bug#393793: col.1.gz: carriage return discussion by jidanni :: Rate this Message: Reply (Restricted by the Administrator) \| Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message >>>>> "MM" == Michael Meskes <meskes@...> writes: MM> On Wed, Nov 04, 2009 at 11:16:05PM +0800, jidanni@... wrote: >> I swear that if you have a lawyer read that man page, >> (BSD June 29, 1993 BSD), sid. >> though it mentions carriage returns, it doesn't say it removes them. MM> But it does say that it "filters out reverse (and half reverse) line feeds" and MM> a CR is a reverse line feed, isn't it? Well, maybe it is. I'm not sure. However the man page would be clearer if it just listed exactly which bytes it filters right there at the top of the page. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-REQUEST@... with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@...

	Bug#393793: col.1.gz: carriage return discussion by jidanni :: Rate this Message: Reply (Restricted by the Administrator) \| Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message Package: bsdmainutils Version: 6.1.4 Severity: minor File: /usr/share/man/man1/col.1.gz Actually col removes carriage returns, in contrast to the man page. $ echo -e bla\\r\ \|od -c 0000000 b l a \r \n 0000006 $ echo -e bla\\r\ \|col\|od -c 0000000 b l a \n 0000004 So mention it on the man page. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-REQUEST@... with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@...
	Bug#393793: col.1.gz: carriage return discussion by Michael Meskes :: Rate this Message: Reply (Restricted by the Administrator) \| Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message On Wed, Oct 18, 2006 at 01:28:15AM +0800, Dan Jacobson wrote: > Actually col removes carriage returns, in contrast to the man page. Could you please tell me where in the manpage it is said that carriage returns are not removed? Has this been changed already or am I just to stupid to see it in col(1)? Michael -- Michael Meskes Michael at Fam-Meskes dot De, Michael at Meskes dot (De\|Com\|Net\|Org) Michael at BorussiaFan dot De, Meskes at (Debian\|Postgresql) dot Org ICQ: 179140304, AIM/Yahoo/Skype: michaelmeskes, Jabber: meskes@... Go VfL Borussia! Forca Barca! Go SF 49ers! Use: Debian GNU/Linux, PostgreSQL -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-REQUEST@... with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@...
	Bug#393793: col.1.gz: carriage return discussion by jidanni :: Rate this Message: Reply (Restricted by the Administrator) \| Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message MM> Could you please tell me where in the manpage it is said that carriage returns MM> are not removed? Has this been changed already or am I just to stupid to see it MM> in col(1)? I swear that if you have a lawyer read that man page, (BSD June 29, 1993 BSD), sid. though it mentions carriage returns, it doesn't say it removes them. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-REQUEST@... with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@...
	Bug#393793: col.1.gz: carriage return discussion by Michael Meskes :: Rate this Message: Reply (Restricted by the Administrator) \| Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message On Wed, Nov 04, 2009 at 11:16:05PM +0800, jidanni@... wrote: > I swear that if you have a lawyer read that man page, > (BSD June 29, 1993 BSD), sid. > though it mentions carriage returns, it doesn't say it removes them. But it does say that it "filters out reverse (and half reverse) line feeds" and a CR is a reverse line feed, isn't it? Michael -- Michael Meskes Michael at Fam-Meskes dot De, Michael at Meskes dot (De\|Com\|Net\|Org) Michael at BorussiaFan dot De, Meskes at (Debian\|Postgresql) dot Org ICQ: 179140304, AIM/Yahoo/Skype: michaelmeskes, Jabber: meskes@... VfL Borussia! Forca Barca! Go SF 49ers! Use: Debian GNU/Linux, PostgreSQL -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-REQUEST@... with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@...
	Bug#393793: col.1.gz: carriage return discussion by jidanni :: Rate this Message: Reply (Restricted by the Administrator) \| Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message >>>>> "MM" == Michael Meskes <meskes@...> writes: MM> On Wed, Nov 04, 2009 at 11:16:05PM +0800, jidanni@... wrote: >> I swear that if you have a lawyer read that man page, >> (BSD June 29, 1993 BSD), sid. >> though it mentions carriage returns, it doesn't say it removes them. MM> But it does say that it "filters out reverse (and half reverse) line feeds" and MM> a CR is a reverse line feed, isn't it? Well, maybe it is. I'm not sure. However the man page would be clearer if it just listed exactly which bytes it filters right there at the top of the page. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-REQUEST@... with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@...