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0 pointsscbrg7y ago0 comments

Well, that works up to a point. Fore some, that point might be considered a bit too close to zero...

    $ printf "%d\n" 009
    sh: 1: printf: 009: not completely converted
    0

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0-prefix octal notation continues to be a mistake.

I love when programs mysteriously fail when passed an IP address like 192.168.001.009.

Thankfully modern tools have been moving away from supporting that notation and are less likely to explode all over unsuspecting users.

Yes, you are right. This seems to work better:

$ printf "%1.0f\n" 009

$ printf "%1.0f\n" 00125990

125990

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