Re: [chown] escaping '.' in a user name; A patch

[Thomas Bushnell, BSG]

Jim Meyering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Thanks for the report and patch.
> I've updated the chown --help output and documentation to reflect
> the fact that `.' is now being deprecated.  Use `:', not `.' as the
> separator.  Then your example works fine.

OK, I'll ask.

What happens if the user name includes a :?

Thomas