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Bug in wc -l found

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#28468: closed (Bug in wc -l found)
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2017 15:56:02 +0000

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From: "Weidner, Robert (I/EE-31, extern)" <extern.robert.weidner <at> audi.de>
To: "bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org" <bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Bug in wc -l found
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2017 09:03:24 +0000

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Dear GNU Team,

seems I found a bug in wc, have a look:

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Despite of it, I really want to say a BIG Thank you for great tool-set, especially tree, which I use for 20 years now!

THX
Rob


Mit freundlichen Gruessen

Robert Weidner
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From: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>
To: "Weidner, Robert (I/EE-31, extern)" <extern.robert.weidner <at> audi.de>,
 28468-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#28468: Bug in wc -l found
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2017 09:55:16 -0600

tag 28468 notabug
stop

Hello Rob,

On 2017-09-15 03:03 AM, Weidner, Robert (I/EE-31, extern) wrote:
> seems I found a bug in wc, have a look:

[[
the attach screen shot shows:
    $ wc -l monitore-serNr_all-run2.txt
    16
while the attached file appears to have 17 lines.
]]

This is not a bug, but the expected behavior.
The file you attached does not have a '\n' character
at the end of the last line.

Technically, 'wc' counts the number of '\n' characters,
not the number of appeared lines.

This is explained here:
   http://www.pixelbeat.org/docs/coreutils-gotchas.html#wc


As such, I'm marking this as not-a-bug, but discussion can
continue by replying to this thread.

regards,
 - assaf

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