GNU bug report logs - #47243
pr lacks -p

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Eric Blake <eblake <at> redhat.com>

Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2021 15:39:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

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Message #13 received at 47243 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Collin Funk <collin.funk1 <at> gmail.com>
To: 47243 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: pr lacks -p
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2025 15:36:48 -0700

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Paul Eggert said:

> Given that hardly anybody uses pr any more, I'm surprised that the 
> Austin Group still cares about its options. It's an obsolete utility, 
> and ought to be deprecated.

True, but this option seems simple enough to implement.

How about the attached patch?

Collin


[0001-pr-implement-p-as-required-by-POSIX-Issue-6.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]
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