Your bug report #10782: zero padding does not work in case of strings which was filed against the coreutils package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 10782@debbugs.gnu.org. -- 10782: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=10782 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems