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fold -b wants no immediate space, otherwise mistakes number as filename

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From: davidpbrown <openforum <at> davidpbrown.co.uk>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: fold -b wants no immediate space, otherwise mistakes number as
 filename
Date: Mon, 29 May 2017 16:42:53 +0100

coreutils v 8.25-2ubuntu2

fold -b error wanting no space before the number, inconsistent with
expectation and -w


Error:

$ echo "abcdefghijklm"  | fold -b 6
fold: 6: No such file or directory


inconsistent with -w

$ echo "abcdefghijklm"  | fold -w6
abcdef
ghijkl
m

$ echo "abcdefghijklm"  | fold -w 6
abcdef
ghijkl
m


but works with:

$ echo "abcdefghijklm"  | fold -b6
abcdef
ghijkl
m


Regards
davidpbrown

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