bug#79631: bug in the utility command "cut"
Stan Marsh <[email protected]>
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From: Michael Cornelison Subject: bug#79631: bug in the utility command "cut" Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2025 14:34:40 +0200 >The Linux shell command: $ cut -c6- de.text > de2.text >outputs 2114 correct lines with first 5 characters removed. >Starting with line 2115, the two characters (hex 80, hex AF) are >prepended to every output line. The rest of each output line is >correct. >I have attached the file "de.text" which triggers this bug. >I am using Ubuntu 25.04 in case that matters. Those characters are in your input file (starting at line 2115). Not a bug. ================================================================================= Please do not send me replies to my posts on the list. I always read the replies via the web archive, so CC'ing to me is unnecessary. When responding to my posts, please try to refrain from giving bureaucratic answers. If you have nothing useful to say, then just click Next and go on.