IEEE Standards AssociationIEEE Standards Interpretations for IEEE Std 1003.2™-1992 IEEE Standard for Information Technology--Portable Operating System Interfaces (POSIX®)--Part 2: Shell and Utilities
Copyright © 1996 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. 3 Park Avenue New York, New York 10016-5997 USA All Rights Reserved.
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Topic: sh Relevant Clauses: 3.9.1.1, 4.56.4 - Interpretation Request #27
Topic: LC_COLLATE Relevant Clauses: 2.5.2.2 - Interpretation Request #40
Topic: I18N issues Relevant Clauses: 2.5.2.2 - Interpretation Request #42
Topic: Regular Expression Issues Relevant Clauses: 2.8.3 - Interpretation Request #43
Topic: Regular Expressions - imprecise specification Relevant Clauses: 2.8 - Interpretation Request #48
Topic: shell parameter expansion Relevant Clauses: Table E-1 - Interpretation Request #69
Topic: patch -D Relevant Clauses: 5.22 - Interpretation Request #70
Topic: message format of POSIX.2 utilities in C locale Relevant Clauses: various - Interpretation Request #71
Topic: diff -c Relevant Clauses: 4.17,6.1.4 - Interpretation Request #72
Topic: renice Relevant Clauses: 5.24 - Interpretation Request #73
Topic: extended regular expressions Relevant Clauses: 2.8.4 - Interpretation Request #74
Topic: rm exit status Relevant Clauses: 4.53 - Interpretation Request #75
Topic: rm -R Relevant Clauses: 4.53 - Interpretation Request #76
Topic: bc large numbers and lines Relevant Clauses: 4.3 - Interpretation Request #77
Topic: bc - scale Relevant Clauses: 4.3.7.1 - Interpretation Request #78
Topic: ex/vi Relevant Clauses: 5.10 - Interpretation Request #79
Topic: sh -o Relevant Clauses: 4.56 - Interpretation Request #80
Topic: awk Relevant Clauses: 4.1 - Interpretation Request #81
Topic: sed Relevant Clauses: 4.55 - Interpretation Request #82
Topic: BRE Relevant Clauses: 2.8.3 - Interpretation Request #83
Topic: renice Relevant Clauses: 5.24 - Interpretation Request #84
Topic: renice -n Relevant Clauses: 5.24 - Interpretation Request #85
Topic: EREs Relevant Clauses: 2.8.4.1.2 - Interpretation Request #86
Topic: backreferences Relevant Clauses: 2.8.3.3 - Interpretation Request #87
Topic: ar Relevant Clauses: 6.1 - Interpretation Request #88
Topic: BREs Relevant Clauses: 2.8.3.3 - Interpretation Request #89
Topic: getconf Relevant Clauses: 4.26 - Interpretation Request #90
Topic: localedef Relevant Clauses: 4.36 - Interpretation Request #91
Topic: awk - gsub/sub Relevant Clauses: 4.1.7.6.2.2 - Interpretation Request #92
Topic: ar Relevant Clauses: 6.1.1.6 - Interpretation Request #93
Topic: yacc Relevant Clauses: A.3.6.1.3.1 - Interpretation Request #94
Topic: macro processing in make Relevant Clauses: 6.2.7.4 - Interpretation Request #95
Topic: od file operand Relevant Clauses: 4.45.4 - Interpretation Request #96
Topic: bc - precision Relevant Clauses: 4.3.7.1 - Interpretation Request #97
Topic: set -o noclobber Relevant Clauses: 3.7.2 - Interpretation Request #98
Topic: field splitting Relevant Clauses: 3.6.5 - Interpretation Request #99
Topic: set -x Relevant Clauses: 3.14.11 - Interpretation Request #100
T opic: make Relevant Clauses: 6.2.7.2 - Interpretation Request #101
Topic: Array parameters in bc? Relevant Clauses: 4.3.7.1, 4.3.7.2 - Interpretation Request #102
Topic: shell "here-documents" Relevant Clauses: 3.7.4 - Interpretation Request #103
Topic: mailx escaped commands when stdin is not a terminal Relevant Clauses: 4.40.7 - Interpretation Request #104
Topic: expr | operator Relevant Clauses: 4.22.7 - Interpretation Request #105
Topic: expr standard output representing a null string Relevant Clauses: 4.22.6.1 - Interpretation Request #106
Topic: mailx and quoting ambiguity Relevant Clauses: 4.40.7.2 - Interpretation Request #107
Topic: various awk requests Relevant Clauses: 4.1 - Interpretation Request #108
Topic: mailx edit command edits messages in sequence Relevant Clauses: 4.40.7.2.8 - Interpretation Request #109
Topic: more command Relevant Clauses: 5.18 - Interpretation Request #110
Topic: shell - ENV Relevant Clauses: 3.5.3 - Interpretation Request #111
Topic: yacc Relevant Clauses: A.3.7.4 - Interpretation Request #112
Topic: more on yacc Relevant Clauses: A.3.7.4 - Interpretation Request #113
Topic: $< MACRO EVALUATION Relevant Clauses: 6.2.7.7 - Interpretation Request #114
Topic: mailx default command Relevant Clauses: 4.40.7 - Interpretation Request #115
Topic: mailx visual command edit messages in sequence Relevant Clauses: 4.40.7.2.38 - Interpretation Request #116
Topic: ctags locator Relevant Clauses: 5.7.2 - Interpretation Request #117
Topic: withdrawn by requester - Interpretation Request #118
Topic: awk Relevant Clauses: 2.14.4 - Interpretation Request #119
Topic: ed global commands Relevant Clauses: 4.20.7.3.7, 4.20.7.3.8, 4.20.7.3.25, 4.20.7.3.26 - Interpretation Request #120
Topic: expr Relevant Clauses: 4.22.7.1 - Interpretation Request #121
Topic: shell Relevant Clauses: 3.14.8 - Interpretation Request #122
Topic: mailx command argument expansion for filenames Relevant Clauses: 4.40.7.2 - Interpretation Request #123
Topic: MAKEFLAGS processing in make Relevant Clauses: 6.2.3, 6.2.5.3, 6.2.7.2 - Interpretation Request #124
Topic: mkfifo -m mode Relevant Clauses: 4.42 - Interpretation Request #125
Topic: Basic Regukar expressions Relevant Clauses: 2.8.3.3 - Interpretation Request #126
Topic: find DIRNAME -name "?X" -print Relevant Clauses: 4.24.4 and 3.13 - Interpretation Request #127
Topic: make Relevant Clauses: 6.2.6.1 - Interpretation Request #128
Topic: REs Relevant Clauses: 2.8 - Interpretation Request #129
Topic: mail Relevant Clauses: 4.40.7 - Interpretation Request #130
Topic: awk - escape sequences in ERE constants Relevant Clauses: 4.1.7.8 (6) - Interpretation Request #131
Topic: shell signal handling Relevant Clauses: 3.11 - Interpretation Request #132
Topic: patch Relevant Clauses: 5.22.3 - Interpretation Request #133
Topic: stty Relevant Clauses: 4.59.4.6 - Interpretation Request #134
Topic: wordexp() and IFS Relevant Clauses: B.9 and 3.6 - Interpretation Request #135
Topic: Regular Expressions Relevant Clauses: 2.8.2 - Interpretation Request #136
Topic: fc -l first Relevant Clauses: 5.12.4 - Interpretation Request #137
Topic: ex Relevant Clauses: 5.10.7.3 - Interpretation Request #138
Topic: regex Relevant Clauses: Annex B, Section B.5 - Interpretation Request #139
Topic: getopts Relevant Clauses: 4.27.2 - Interpretation Request #140
Topic: awk - reevaluation of field variables Relevant Clauses: 4.1.2 - Interpretation Request #141
Topic: ed commands Relevant Clauses: 4.20.7.3 - Interpretation Request #142
Topic: printf Relevant Clauses: 4.50.7 - Interpretation Request #145
Topic : locale -k Relevant Clauses: 4.34.3, 4.34.6.1 - Interpretation Request #146
Topic : locale -k Relevant Clauses: 4.34.3, 4.34.6.1 - Interpretation Request #147
Topic : yytext Relevant Clauses: A.2.7.1 - Interpretation Request #150
Topic : getopt() Relevant Clauses: B.7.2 - Interpretation Request #151
Topic : pr Relevant Clauses: 4.49.3 - Interpretation Request #155
Topic : ex behavior Relevant Clauses: 5.10.7.3; 2.8.3.2 - Interpretation Request #156
Topic : shell Relevant Clauses: 3.14.13 - Interpretation Request #157
Topic : shell Relevant Clauses: 3.9.1