From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Thu Mar 18 13:08:10 2021 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 18 Mar 2021 17:08:10 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:47907 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1lMw82-0003YG-Bi for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 18 Mar 2021 13:08:10 -0400 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]:58580) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1lMw80-0003Y7-E7 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 18 Mar 2021 13:08:08 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:41824) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lMw7y-0007a3-TI for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Thu, 18 Mar 2021 13:08:08 -0400 Received: from mailgw1.uni-kl.de ([2001:638:208:120::220]:56937) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lMw7q-0007Zv-RN for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Thu, 18 Mar 2021 13:08:06 -0400 Received: from sushi.unix-ag.uni-kl.de (sushi.unix-ag.uni-kl.de [IPv6:2001:638:208:ef34:0:ff:fe00:65]) by mailgw1.uni-kl.de (8.14.4/8.14.4/Debian-8+deb8u2) with ESMTP id 12IH7hfL037391 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Thu, 18 Mar 2021 18:07:43 +0100 Received: from sushi.unix-ag.uni-kl.de (ip6-localhost [IPv6:::1]) by sushi.unix-ag.uni-kl.de (8.14.4/8.14.4/Debian-4+deb7u1) with ESMTP id 12IH7gxE028923 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Thu, 18 Mar 2021 18:07:43 +0100 Received: (from auerswal@localhost) by sushi.unix-ag.uni-kl.de (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id 12IH7g9G028922 for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Thu, 18 Mar 2021 18:07:42 +0100 Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2021 18:07:42 +0100 From: Erik Auerswald To: bug-coreutils@gnu.org Subject: pr -f does not pause Message-ID: <20210318170742.GA27389@unix-ag.uni-kl.de> Mail-Followup-To: Erik Auerswald , bug-coreutils@gnu.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1, tests=ALL_TRUSTED=-1 X-Spam-Score: (-1) X-Spam-Flag: NO Received-SPF: none client-ip=2001:638:208:120::220; envelope-from=auerswal@unix-ag.uni-kl.de; helo=mailgw1.uni-kl.de X-Spam_score_int: -41 X-Spam_score: -4.2 X-Spam_bar: ---- X-Spam_report: (-4.2 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-2.3, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_NONE=0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-Spam-Score: -2.3 (--) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -3.3 (---) POSIX specifies that pr -f shall "[p]ause before beginning the first page if the standard output is associated with a terminal" (see https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/pr.html). GNU pr does not do this. [The recently reported bug#47243 (https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-coreutils/2021-03/msg00033.html) made me look again at the POSIX specification for pr where I noticed this.] Thanks, Erik