printf(9): clarify the description of indices for %b
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Authored by mhorne on Apr 25 2023, 5:25 PM.

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rGfd9ce8745f64: printf(9): clarify the description of %b
rG82bc33d5ad2e: printf(9): clarify the description of %b

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The bit values are numbers given in octal representation, not decimal,
as one might assume from the description.

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mhorne created this revision.Apr 25 2023, 5:25 PM

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Harbormaster completed remote builds in B51189: Diff 121022.Apr 25 2023, 5:25 PM

emaste added inline comments.Apr 25 2023, 6:23 PM

share/man/man9/printf.9
97	octal here too? i.e. `\20` is for hex

Further clarify the 'base' is also in octal format. Avoid the term "octal integer".

Harbormaster completed remote builds in B51193: Diff 121037.Apr 25 2023, 7:45 PM

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Closed by commit rG82bc33d5ad2e: printf(9): clarify the description of %b (authored by mhorne). · Explain WhyApr 25 2023, 8:28 PM

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mhorne added a commit: rGfd9ce8745f64: printf(9): clarify the description of %b.Jun 9 2023, 7:58 PM

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