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paste on Windows

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P - Windows U - paste
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Description

Using coreutils-0.8.0, funny behaviour on PowerShell-7. Maybe a bit of topics, but still...

PS7> 1..5 | paste.exe -
1
2
3
4
5
PS7> 1..5 | paste.exe - -
1       2
3       4
5
> 1..5 | paste.exe - - -
1       3
4       5
PS7> 1..5 | paste.exe - - - -
1       4
5
PS7> 1..5 | paste.exe - - - - -
1       5

Everything works fine, with seq.

PS7> seq 1 5 | paste.exe - - - - -
1       2       3       4       5

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the paste.exe commands in PowerShell 7, then compare their multi-input behavior with the seq example. Trace the paste implementation from the command entry point and verify that repeated '-' inputs produce the expected columns shown in the report.

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Assessment

Tech stack
powershell, rust
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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