GNU bug report logs - #10214
The split command does not accept anymore suffix with a length of 2.

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From: Xuo <xuoy <at> free.fr>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: The split command does not accept anymore suffix with a length of 2.
Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2011 09:03:36 +0100

Hi,

The split command does not accept anymore suffix with a length of 2 while it
was the default and still written as being so in the man page.

Version-Release number of selected component :
coreutils_8.8-2.mga1

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:

split -a 2 -b 10K /usr/bin/split split_
split: the suffix length needs to be at least 3

split -b 10K /usr/bin/split split_

This will create :

-rw-r--r-- 1 eric users     10240 déc.   3 20:12 split_aaa
-rw-r--r-- 1 eric users     10240 déc.   3 20:12 split_aab
-rw-r--r-- 1 eric users     10240 déc.   3 20:12 split_aac
-rw-r--r-- 1 eric users     10240 déc.   3 20:12 split_aad
-rw-r--r-- 1 eric users     10240 déc.   3 20:12 split_aae
-rw-r--r-- 1 eric users      7880 déc.   3 20:12 split_aaf

instead of :

split_aa
...
split_af

Take a 345Mb file :

-rw-r--r-- 1 eric users 344707084 déc.   3 17:42 Softs.tar.bz2.gpg

split -b 240M Softs.tar.bz2.gpg Softs.tar.bz2.gpg_

This will create : 

-rw-r--r-- 1 eric users 251658240 déc.   3 17:45 Softs.tar.bz2.gpg_aaaaaa
-rw-r--r-- 1 eric users  93048844 déc.   3 17:46 Softs.tar.bz2.gpg_aaaaab

Instead of Softs.tar.bz2.gpg_aa and Softs.tar.bz2.gpg_ab

Regards.

Xuo.

Message #8 received at 10214 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
To: Xuo <xuoy <at> free.fr>
Cc: 10214 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#10214: The split command does not accept anymore suffix with
	a length of 2.
Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:37:31 +0000

forcemerge 7759 10214

On 12/04/2011 08:03 AM, Xuo wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> The split command does not accept anymore suffix with a length of 2 while it
> was the default and still written as being so in the man page.
> 
> Version-Release number of selected component :
> coreutils_8.8-2.mga1

That's my fault, caused by an incorrectly merged local git branch,
and a surprising lack of tests in that area.
You were unfortunate enough to use a release that was the latest for just 2 weeks.
http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=coreutils.git;a=commitdiff;h=44dbcae6

cheers,
Pádraig.

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