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From:	"Hannu E K Nevalainen (garbage mail)" <garbage_collector AT telia DOT com>
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Subject:	RE: /usr/bin/od -z
Date:	Wed, 23 Apr 2003 20:08:02 +0200
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> From: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com [mailto:cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com]On Behalf
> Of Randall R Schulz
>
> Hannu,
>
> I believe od is operating correctly.
>
> You must use the "-t ..." option syntax to be able to use the "z"
> modifier.
>
> Randall Schulz

 Thanks!

Too bad the '--help' text indicates something else.


In other words...
--

$ od --help
...
with b suffix, by 1024 with k and by 1048576 with m.  Adding a z suffix to
any type adds a display of printable characters to the end of each line
of output.  --string without a number implies 3.  --width without a number
implies 32.  By default, od uses -A o -t d2 -w 16.

Report bugs to <bug-textutils AT gnu DOT org>.

--
should be replaced by something like
--
...
Adding a z suffix to
a TYPE definitiion adds a display of printable characters to the end of each
line
of output.
...
--

/Hannu E K Nevalainen, Mariefred, Sweden

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