Bernhard Voelker wrote: > Hi Marcel, > > On 11/16/2012 07:35 AM, Marcel Böhme wrote: >> Hi, >> The command "echo 12345 | cut -b 0-" prints an empty line while it >> should fail with "fields and positions are numbered from 1" according >> to this specification "cut: diagnose a range starting with 0 (-f 0-2) >> as invalid". >> Can you confirm this is an incomplete bugfix made on 2007-05-22? > > I'd say yes. > Here's a proposed fix. ... > Subject: [PATCH] cut: do not accept the range 0- > > * src/cut.c (set_fields): Add a diagnostic for the invalid open > range which start with Zero, i.e., the range 0-. > * tests/misc/cut.pl: Add a test to ensure the range 0- fails. > * Mention the fix. > > Reported by Marcel Böhme.
Thank you! That change looks fine, at first glance, but please amend the log to mention the bug number URL. Also, technically this is a bug, so please mention the fix in NEWS. Send a request in savannah, and tonight or tomorrow I'll give you push-after-approval access.
