Date: Tue, 11 Apr 1995 20:21:44 +0200 (MET DST) From: J Wunsch <j@uriah.heep.sax.de> To: miff@spam.apana.org.au Cc: freebsd-bugs@freefall.cdrom.com Subject: Re: bin/334: -n option to strings does not work Message-ID: <199504111821.UAA05218@uriah.heep.sax.de> In-Reply-To: <199504111330.GAA19716@freefall.cdrom.com> from "miff@spam.apana.org.au" at Apr 11, 95 06:30:01 am
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As miff@spam.apana.org.au wrote:
>
> The -n number option to /usr/bin/strings is not implemented correctly. Any
> attempt to specify a number generates an error.
This has already been fixed before:
revision 1.2
date: 1995/02/15 02:47:47; author: davidg; state: Exp; lines: +1 -1
>Description:
The "strings" program chokes if you try using "-n".
>How-To-Repeat:
Try "strings -n SOMENUMBER SOMEFILE".
>Fix:
Here's a "diff -u" patch that corrects the problem.
Submitted by: Lon Willett <lon%softt.uucp@math.utah.edu> via NetBSD
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cheers, J"org
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