* TODO: The question regarding printf octal escapes is answered in
commit
4bcefa62, 2003-04-21, "Fix printf POSIX compatibility bug ..."
http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-fileutils/2003-03/msg00030.html
I don't plan to do that, since a few tests demonstrate no significant benefit.
-Should printf '\0123' print "\n3"?
- per report from TAKAI Kousuke on Mar 27
- http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-coreutils/2003-03/index.html
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printf: consider adapting builtins/printf.def from bash
tail: don't use xlseek; it *exits*.