Timeline for printf as a bash builtin vs an executable (behavior differences)
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| Jun 19 at 16:53 | history | protected | Vlastimil Burián | ||
| S Jun 19 at 16:50 | vote | accept | Vlastimil Burián | ||
| Jun 19 at 6:46 | comment | added | Peter - Reinstate Monica | @muru Wow, it makes you wonder how any software ever can run successfully ;-) | |
| Jun 17 at 6:23 | vote | accept | Vlastimil Burián | ||
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| Jun 17 at 2:38 | answer | added | Gordon Davisson | timeline score: 5 | |
| Jun 16 at 15:48 | answer | added | Karl Knechtel | timeline score: 6 | |
| Jun 16 at 12:45 | answer | added | Toby Speight | timeline score: 10 | |
| Jun 16 at 9:37 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Jun 16 at 8:54 | comment | added | ilkkachu |
Do you mean the differences between ways of quoting the output, or differences in how / if the different printf implementations support %q? While Bash, zsh and GNU coreutils might support it, it doesn't guarantee every single shell or standalone printf implementation does.
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| Jun 16 at 5:00 | history | edited | muru |
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| Jun 16 at 4:59 | comment | added | muru | The differencees between the two styles is dealt with exhaustively in unix.stackexchange.com/a/600214/70524 | |
| Jun 16 at 4:59 | comment | added | muru | This question is similar to: Escape a variable for use as content of another script. If you believe it’s different, please edit the question, make it clear how it’s different and/or how the answers on that question are not helpful for your problem. | |
| Jun 16 at 2:45 | answer | added | ComputerDruid | timeline score: 13 | |
| Jun 15 at 22:40 | history | asked | Vlastimil Burián | CC BY-SA 4.0 |