GNU bug report logs - #13897
Linux command - wc

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Francisco José Tena <tarod.net <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2013 16:56:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #13 received at 13897 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Bob Proulx <bob <at> proulx.com>
To: 13897 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, tarod.net <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#13897: Linux command - wc
Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2013 11:42:39 -0700

Paul Eggert wrote:
> On 03/07/13 03:38, Francisco José Tena wrote:
> > The next command is returning 5 chars:
> > 
> > $ echo "TEST" | wc -m
> 
> Tha's correct, since the 'echo' is outputting 5 characters:
> T, E, S, T, and newline.

See also the output from od.

  $ echo "TEST" | od -tx1 -c
  0000000  54  45  53  54  0a
            T   E   S   T  \n

Bob
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