"cat -v" does not work as expected on /proc files
Bug #66571 reported by
linuxball
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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coreutils (Debian) |
Fix Released
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Unknown
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coreutils (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: coreutils
"cat -v" works with plain files but will neither produce any output nor error if a file from proc file system is given as argument to "cat -v".
How to reproduce:
$ cat -v /proc/version_
$ echo $?
0
$ cat /proc/version_
Ubuntu 2.6.17-
$ echo $?
0
Background: In order to make my Conexant HSF modem work under Ubuntu I wanted to install a modem driver from www.linuxant.com. But its "hfsconfig" script does not work correctly because it relies on "cat -v" to read (and filter) files from proc file system.
Changed in coreutils: | |
status: | Unknown → Fix Released |
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Thanks for your bug. That's fixed upstream according to http:// bugs.debian. org/cgi- bin/bugreport. cgi?bug= 370583