Debian Bug report logs - #430139
Incorrect quotes in find(1) man page - examples do not work.

Package: findutils; Maintainer for findutils is Andreas Metzler <ametzler@debian.org>; Source for findutils is src:findutils (PTS, buildd, popcon).

Reported by: Toomas Tamm <tt-deb@kky.ttu.ee>

Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:42:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version findutils/4.2.28-1

Fixed in versions 4.2.31-1, 4.3.8-1

Done: Andreas Metzler <ametzler@downhill.at.eu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

Forwarded to http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?19120

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Report forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Andreas Metzler <ametzler@debian.org>:
Bug#430139; Package findutils. (full text, mbox, link).

Acknowledgement sent to Toomas Tamm <tt-deb@kky.ttu.ee>:
New Bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to Andreas Metzler <ametzler@debian.org>. (full text, mbox, link).

Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

Package: findutils
Version: 4.2.28-1

The examples in the man page for find(1) use incorrect quotes. When you
copy and paste (rather than re-type) the examples from the man page
which contain quotes, such as

    find . -wholename ’./src/emacs’ -prune -o -print

they do not work as expected. The example should read as

    find . -wholename './src/emacs' -prune -o -print

It is annoying (and hard to figure out because the difference in
appearance of the quotes is small) when examples copied and pasted from
man pages do not work. 

-- 
Toomas Tamm <tt-deb at kky.ttu.ee>
Tallinn, Estonia

Noted your statement that Bug has been forwarded to http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?19120. Request was from Andreas Metzler <ametzler@debian.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:11:39 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).

Reply sent to Andreas Metzler <ametzler@downhill.at.eu.org>:
You have taken responsibility. (full text, mbox, link).

Notification sent to Toomas Tamm <tt-deb@kky.ttu.ee>:
Bug acknowledged by developer. (full text, mbox, link).

Message #12 received at 430139-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

Version: 4.2.31-1

On 2007-06-22 Toomas Tamm <tt-deb@kky.ttu.ee> wrote:
> Package: findutils
> Version: 4.2.28-1

> The examples in the man page for find(1) use incorrect quotes. When you
> copy and paste (rather than re-type) the examples from the man page
> which contain quotes, such as

>     find . -wholename ’./src/emacs’ -prune -o -print

> they do not work as expected. The example should read as

>     find . -wholename './src/emacs' -prune -o -print

> It is annoying (and hard to figure out because the difference in
> appearance of the quotes is small) when examples copied and pasted from
> man pages do not work. 

This is fixed in 4.2.31.
cu andreas
-- 
`What a good friend you are to him, Dr. Maturin. His other friends are
so grateful to you.'
`I sew his ears on from time to time, sure'

Reply sent to Andreas Metzler <ametzler@downhill.at.eu.org>:
You have taken responsibility. (full text, mbox, link).

Notification sent to Toomas Tamm <tt-deb@kky.ttu.ee>:
Bug acknowledged by developer. (full text, mbox, link).

Message #17 received at 430139-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

Version: 4.3.8-1

On 2007-06-22 Toomas Tamm <tt-deb@kky.ttu.ee> wrote:
> Package: findutils
> Version: 4.2.28-1

> The examples in the man page for find(1) use incorrect quotes.
[...]
Also fixed in experimental.

Bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <owner@bugs.debian.org> to internal_control@bugs.debian.org. (Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:29:12 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).

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Debian Bug report logs - #430139 Incorrect quotes in find(1) man page - examples do not work.

Debian Bug report logs - #430139
Incorrect quotes in find(1) man page - examples do not work.