GNU bug report logs - #26115
Documentation does not mention underscore (_)

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Package: idutils;

Reported by: Jon Wilkes <jonny <at> pluckeye.net>

Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2017 20:46:01 UTC

Severity: normal

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From: Jon Wilkes <jonny <at> pluckeye.net>
To: bug-idutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: Documentation does not mention underscore (_)
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2017 13:41:03 -0700

Dear idutils,

Current documentation says about your text and perl scanners:

> ... default token constituents are the alpha-numerics ...

But shouldn't that should say

> ... default token constituents are the alpha-numerics plus underscore
> ...

or

> ... default token constituents are [_a-zA-Z0-9] ...

?

For example,

$ echo a_b >a.txt
$ mkid a.txt
$ lid # ...

What I got:

a_b            a.txt

Documents indicate I should get:

a              a.txt
b              a.txt


I like the inclusion of underscore in token constituents.

Thanks,
Jon Wilkes
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