From owner-freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org Tue Sep 22 11:01:26 2020 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 24B233E4CB7 for ; Tue, 22 Sep 2020 11:01:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: from mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (unknown [127.0.1.3]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4BwdfG0C8dz3ZKn for ; Tue, 22 Sep 2020 11:01:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) id 04CC83E494B; Tue, 22 Sep 2020 11:01:26 +0000 (UTC) Delivered-To: bugs@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 049743E4CB4 for ; Tue, 22 Sep 2020 11:01:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: from mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:3]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org", Issuer "Let's Encrypt Authority X3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4BwdfF6NPrz3Zbd for ; Tue, 22 Sep 2020 11:01:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: from kenobi.freebsd.org (kenobi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::50:1d]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (Client did not present a certificate) by mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BE4C01E675 for ; Tue, 22 Sep 2020 11:01:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: from kenobi.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.5]) by kenobi.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id 08MB1PHU060170 for ; Tue, 22 Sep 2020 11:01:25 GMT (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: (from www@localhost) by kenobi.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id 08MB1Pkj060169 for bugs@FreeBSD.org; Tue, 22 Sep 2020 11:01:25 GMT (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) X-Authentication-Warning: kenobi.freebsd.org: www set sender to bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org using -f From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 249522] wc(1) prints leading spaces before the count, which appears to not be POSIX-compliant Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2020 11:01:25 +0000 X-Bugzilla-Reason: AssignedTo X-Bugzilla-Type: new X-Bugzilla-Watch-Reason: None X-Bugzilla-Product: Base System X-Bugzilla-Component: bin X-Bugzilla-Version: CURRENT X-Bugzilla-Keywords: standards X-Bugzilla-Severity: Affects Only Me X-Bugzilla-Who: 0mp@FreeBSD.org X-Bugzilla-Status: New X-Bugzilla-Resolution: X-Bugzilla-Priority: --- X-Bugzilla-Assigned-To: bugs@FreeBSD.org X-Bugzilla-Flags: X-Bugzilla-Changed-Fields: bug_id short_desc product version rep_platform op_sys bug_status keywords bug_severity priority component assigned_to reporter Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Bugzilla-URL: https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/ Auto-Submitted: auto-generated MIME-Version: 1.0 X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.33 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2020 11:01:26 -0000 https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D249522 Bug ID: 249522 Summary: wc(1) prints leading spaces before the count, which appears to not be POSIX-compliant Product: Base System Version: CURRENT Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Keywords: standards Severity: Affects Only Me Priority: --- Component: bin Assignee: bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: 0mp@FreeBSD.org This document[1] suggests that there should be no leading whitespace charac= ters printed before the count. Also, this is how GNU wc behaves, e.g.: ``` $ echo 123 | wc -c 4 ``` The FreeBSD wc(1) works like this, however: ``` $ echo 123 | wc -c 4 ``` Our behaviour tends to be the source of bugs when people try to do things l= ike this: ``` if [ "$(wc -l file)" -gt 10 ]; then ... ``` [1]: https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/wc.html --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=