format(1): formatting strings for ouput #43

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2024-02-02T23:49:24-07:00

emma commented

2024-02-02 23:49:24 -07:00

On second thought, I'm fully on board with dropping printf(1p) and using format(1). I wonder if the name could be better though - I still think "format" is vague.

I don't think out(1) is necessary. Even really fresh beginners to C are taught printf(3p) and that requires the newline to be specified.

I still believe yes(1) should be a shell script, wrapping format(1).

Originally posted by @trinity in bonsai/coreutils#27 (comment)

On second thought, I'm fully on board with dropping printf(1p) and using format(1). I wonder if the name could be better though - I still think "format" is vague. I don't think out(1) is necessary. Even really fresh beginners to C are taught printf(3p) and that requires the newline to be specified. I still believe yes(1) should be a shell script, wrapping format(1). _Originally posted by @trinity in https://git.tebibyte.media/bonsai/coreutils/issues/27#issuecomment-3169_

emma added the enhancement question labels 2024-02-03 13:42:17 -07:00

emma commented

2024-02-03 13:44:15 -07:00

I feel that an out(1) or equivalent is important for a couple reasons:

outputting unescaped format specifiers
outputting unformatted strings

There’s a reason C has puts().

I feel that an `out(1)` or equivalent is important for a couple reasons: - outputting unescaped format specifiers - outputting unformatted strings There’s a reason C has `puts()`.

trinity commented

2024-02-03 21:04:17 -07:00

I see your point and agree.

emma changed title from ~~`printf(1p)`, `echo(1p)` alternative~~ to `format(1)`: formatting strings for ouput

2024-02-06 23:34:59 -07:00

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emma added the help wanted label 2024-02-07 20:26:54 -07:00

emma commented

2024-02-16 22:45:41 -07:00

Trinity and I discussed earlier that format(1) should work similarly to the Rust format! macro, for example:

; let var val
; format "{}\n" var
val
; let

Trinity and I discussed earlier that `format(1)` should work similarly to the Rust [`format!` macro](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/fmt/index.html), for example: ``` ; let var val ; format "{}\n" var val ; let ```

emma commented

2024-02-16 22:57:27 -07:00

Trinity and I discussed earlier that format(1) should work similarly to the Rust format! macro, for example:
; let var val
; format "{}\n" var
val
; let 

Just realized this will conflict with subshells in qi if they are specified with curly braces.

> Trinity and I discussed earlier that `format(1)` should work similarly to the Rust [`format!` macro](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/fmt/index.html), for example: > > ``` > ; let var val > ; format "{}\n" var > val > ; let > ``` Just realized this will conflict with subshells in qi if they are specified with curly braces.

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