GNU bug report logs - #14299
Incorrect output of `printf "\\n"`

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Pavel Elkind <elkind <at> chalmers.se>

Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:20:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Done: Eric Blake <eblake <at> redhat.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Pavel Elkind <elkind <at> chalmers.se>
To: "bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org" <bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Incorrect output of  `printf "\\n"`
Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:44:23 +0000

Dear developers,

I found the following potential bug in printf (version 8.17).

Actual result: 
`printf "\\n"` prints a newline caracter.

Expected result:
`printf "\\n"` prints a sequence of two individual characters, '\' and 'n', like '\n',  but  not a newline character.

Please address the above issue,

Many thanks,
Pavel
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