GNU bug report logs - #43684
Problem with numerical splitting with files > 90*l

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: ned haughton <naught101 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 01:51:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Done: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #18 received at 43684 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
To: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>, ned haughton <naught101 <at> gmail.com>, 
 43684 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#43684: Problem with numerical splitting with files > 90*l
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 22:11:17 +0100

On 29/09/2020 15:20, Assaf Gordon wrote:
> 
>> On 29/09/2020 02:18, ned haughton wrote:
>>> When splitting with -d, the numbering screws up after 89:
> 
> In addition to Pádraig explanation, please see previous similar
> discussion here:
>     https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-coreutils/2017-02/msg00050.html
>     http://bugs.gnu.org/25832

That reminds me it was also discussed at:
http://www.pixelbeat.org/docs/coreutils-gotchas.html#split
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