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Re: IFS field splitting doesn't conform with POSIX


From: Lawrence Velázquez
Subject: Re: IFS field splitting doesn't conform with POSIX
Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2023 20:32:42 -0400
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On Sat, Apr 1, 2023, at 8:02 PM, Felipe Contreras wrote:
> In that example they are discussing whether or not to make that
> behavior a *requirement*. That is prescriptive.

You're so busy pretending this is debate club that you're completely
missing everyone's point, which is that the Austin Group by and
large aims to standardize existing behavior.  If a situation arises
where many implementations are not conformant, then the standard
is flawed, and it is wrongheaded to blame the implementations.

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vq



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