uutils / uutils/coreutils

pr: flag -t behaviour different than in GNU pr

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Description

pr behaves differently than gnupr:

> echo x | pr -t | wc -l
57

and:

> echo x | gnupr -t | wc -l
1

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Research direction

Start by locating the Rust implementation and tests for the pr command, then run the reported echo x | pr -t | wc -l reproduction and compare it with GNU pr. Done means the -t behavior matches GNU pr for this case and the relevant test passes.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
68/100

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