bug#21236: printf version output not working

2015-08-11 Thread Shawn Welch 
The printf man 1 page says that it has a --version switch to output version
but it fails and exits 1.

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bug#21236: printf version output not working

2015-08-11 Thread Assaf Gordon 

tag 21236 notabug
close 21236
stop

Hello,

On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 09:40:39AM -0400, Shawn Welch wrote:

The printf man 1 page says that it has a --version switch to output version
but it fails and exits 1.


It is likely that you are seeing the shell's built in "printf" instead 
of coreutils' printf.


Test with the following:

$ type printf
printf is a shell builtin

Then compare:

$ printf --version
bash: printf: --: invalid option
printf: usage: printf [-v var] format [arguments]

$ env printf --version | head -n1
printf (GNU coreutils) 8.23.170-02f67

To use the non built-in printf, use 'env' (or specify a full path such 
as /usr/bin/printf, though that is less portable).


regards,
 - assaf

bug#21236: printf version output not working

2015-08-11 Thread Shawn Welch 
You are correct.

Thank you!

*Shawn M Welch*
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On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 1:06 PM, Assaf Gordon  wrote:

> tag 21236 notabug
> close 21236
> stop
>
> Hello,
>
> On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 09:40:39AM -0400, Shawn Welch wrote:
>
>> The printf man 1 page says that it has a --version switch to output
>> version
>> but it fails and exits 1.
>>
>
> It is likely that you are seeing the shell's built in "printf" instead of
> coreutils' printf.
>
> Test with the following:
>
> $ type printf
> printf is a shell builtin
>
> Then compare:
>
> $ printf --version
> bash: printf: --: invalid option
> printf: usage: printf [-v var] format [arguments]
>
> $ env printf --version | head -n1
> printf (GNU coreutils) 8.23.170-02f67
>
> To use the non built-in printf, use 'env' (or specify a full path such as
> /usr/bin/printf, though that is less portable).
>
> regards,
>  - assaf
>