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Re: printf(1), sh(1), POSIX.2 and octal escape sequences

To: tlaronde%polynum.com@localhost
Subject: Re: printf(1), sh(1), POSIX.2 and octal escape sequences
From: Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2023 17:26:55 +0200

On Wed, Jun 28, 2023 at 05:01:46PM +0200, tlaronde%polynum.com@localhost wrote:
> But you can't: from the syntax given, \777 is a perfectly valid \77
> octal sequence followed by the character '7'.

No, from the Posix text you quoted it clearly is a three digit ocatl
sequence, and its value is out of range.

Martin

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