The manpage for printf.3 stops at the embedded string "\0" in the manpage

Bug #497855 reported by Michael Bienia
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Ubuntu Manpage Repository
Fix Released
Medium
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Bug Description

manpages.ubuntu.com doesn't display the complete manpage for printf.3 but stops at the embedded string "\0". From the displayed manpage (http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/lucid/en/man3/printf.3.html):
"[...](including the trailing null byte ('"

From "man 3 printf":
"[...](including the trailing null byte ('\0')) to str.[...]"

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Marius Gedminas (mgedmin) wrote :

Bug #530110 has a suggested patch that ought to fix this issue.

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Dustin Kirkland  (kirkland) wrote :

Well that's "fun"...

Changed in ubuntu-manpage-repository:
status: New → Confirmed
importance: Undecided → Medium
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Dustin Kirkland  (kirkland) wrote :

Committed revision 168.

Changed in ubuntu-manpage-repository:
status: Confirmed → Fix Committed
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Dustin Kirkland  (kirkland) wrote :

Fix confirmed.

Changed in ubuntu-manpage-repository:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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