cat -vet does not print file contents
Bug #127536 reported by
rfried
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| coreutils (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: coreutils
cat (GNU coreutils) 5.93 as provided by Ubunut 6.06LTS has this bug:
OK: cat /proc/self/cmdline
JUST PROMPTS: cat -v /proc/self/cmdline
JUST PROMPTS: cat -e /proc/self/cmdline
JUST PROMPTS: cat -t /proc/self/cmdline
Bug is triggered by use of ioctl(3, FIONREAD, [-26]) systemcall returning
negativ byte count in combination with (some) kernel versions.
Bug was fixed in coreutils version >= 5.97-1
See http://
Ubuntu 7.04 is Ok (coreutils 5.97)
Kind Regards,
Roland Friedwagner
Revision history for this message
| Daniel T Chen (crimsun) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in coreutils: | |
| status: | New → Fix Released |
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This symptom isn't reproducible in current 8.10.