[prog] is this a bug with `od` ??

Hamster hamster at hamsternet.org
Tue Nov 11 00:59:28 EST 2003


On Tue, 11 Nov 2003 09:37:48 +1100
John Clarke <johnc+linuxchix at kirriwa.net> wrote:

> > I've been playing round with `od` all day today, and came across a
> > behaviour
> 
> Did I start something? :-)

Yes :-)

> My first guess would be compatibility with od on other Unixen.  I've
> just tested it on Solaris and it prints a tab between the offset and
> data, and prints the tab even when the offset is disabled.

Fair enough. Its not really an issue, just a minor in convenience..

Hamster



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