involved in improving this manual. The entire @sc{gnu} community will
benefit.
-@cindex POSIX.2
+@cindex @sc{posix.2}
The @sc{gnu} utilities documented here are mostly compatible with the
@sc{posix.2} standard.
@cindex bugs, reporting
@opindex -P
@opindex --portability
@cindex one-line output format
-@cindex POSIX output format
+@cindex @sc{posix} output format
@cindex portable output format
@cindex output format, portable
Use the @sc{posix} output format. This is like the default format except
rounded to the nearest integer.
@item
-The labels in the header output line are changed to conform to POSIX.
+The labels in the header output line are changed to conform to @sc{posix}.
@end enumerate
@item --sync
In the regular expression, @code{\+}, @code{\?}, and @code{\|} are
operators which respectively match one or more, zero or one, or separate
alternatives. SunOS and other @code{expr}'s treat these as regular
-characters. (POSIX allows either behavior.)
+characters. (@sc{posix} allows either behavior.)
@xref{Top, , Regular Expression Library, regex, Regex}, for details of
regular expression syntax. Some examples are in @ref{Examples of expr}.
@opindex --portability
Instead of performing length checks on the underlying filesystem,
test the length of each file name and its components against the
-POSIX.1 minimum limits for portability. Also check that the file
+@sc{posix.1} minimum limits for portability. Also check that the file
name contains no characters not in the portable file name character set.
@end table
@opindex --file
Set the line opened by the filename specified in @var{device} instead of
the tty line connected to standard input. This option is necessary
-because opening a POSIX tty requires use of the @code{O_NONDELAY} flag to
-prevent a POSIX tty from blocking until the carrier detect line is high if
+because opening a @sc{posix} tty requires use of the @code{O_NONDELAY} flag to
+prevent a @sc{posix} tty from blocking until the carrier detect line is high if
the @code{clocal} flag is not set. Hence, it is not always possible
to allow the shell to open the device in the traditional manner.
case, that is, when @emph{not} negated (unless stated otherwise,
of course).
-Some settings are not available on all POSIX systems, since they use
-extensions. Such arguments are marked below with ``Non-POSIX'' in their
-description. On non-POSIX systems, those or other settings also may not
+Some settings are not available on all @sc{posix} systems, since they use
+extensions. Such arguments are marked below with ``Non-@sc{posix}'' in their
+description. On non-@sc{posix} systems, those or other settings also may not
be available, but it's not feasible to document all the variations: just
try it and see.
@cindex hardware flow control
@cindex flow control, hardware
@cindex RTS/CTS flow control
-Enable RTS/CTS flow control. Non-POSIX. May be negated.
+Enable RTS/CTS flow control. Non-@sc{posix}. May be negated.
@end table
@item iuclc
@opindex iuclc
@cindex uppercase, translating to lowercase
-Translate uppercase characters to lowercase. Non-POSIX. May be
+Translate uppercase characters to lowercase. Non-@sc{posix}. May be
negated.
@item ixany
@opindex ixany
Allow any character to restart output (only the start character
-if negated). Non-POSIX. May be negated.
+if negated). Non-@sc{posix}. May be negated.
@item imaxbel
@opindex imaxbel
@cindex beeping at input buffer full
Enable beeping and not flushing input buffer if a character arrives
-when the input buffer is full. Non-POSIX. May be negated.
+when the input buffer is full. Non-@sc{posix}. May be negated.
@end table
@item olcuc
@opindex olcuc
@cindex lowercase, translating to output
-Translate lowercase characters to uppercase. Non-POSIX. May be
+Translate lowercase characters to uppercase. Non-@sc{posix}. May be
negated.
@item ocrnl
@opindex ocrnl
@cindex return, translating to newline
-Translate carriage return to newline. Non-POSIX. May be negated.
+Translate carriage return to newline. Non-@sc{posix}. May be negated.
@item onlcr
@opindex onlcr
@cindex newline, translating to crlf
-Translate newline to carriage return-newline. Non-POSIX. May be
+Translate newline to carriage return-newline. Non-@sc{posix}. May be
negated.
@item onocr
@opindex onocr
-Do not print carriage returns in the first column. Non-POSIX.
+Do not print carriage returns in the first column. Non-@sc{posix}.
May be negated.
@item onlret
@opindex onlret
-Newline performs a carriage return. Non-POSIX. May be negated.
+Newline performs a carriage return. Non-@sc{posix}. May be negated.
@item ofill
@opindex ofill
@cindex pad instead of timing for delaying
-Use fill (padding) characters instead of timing for delays. Non-POSIX.
+Use fill (padding) characters instead of timing for delays. Non-@sc{posix}.
May be negated.
@item ofdel
@opindex ofdel
@cindex pad character
-Use delete characters for fill instead of null characters. Non-POSIX.
+Use delete characters for fill instead of null characters. Non-@sc{posix}.
May be negated.
@item nl1
@itemx nl0
@opindex nl@var{n}
-Newline delay style. Non-POSIX.
+Newline delay style. Non-@sc{posix}.
@item cr3
@itemx cr2
@itemx cr1
@itemx cr0
@opindex cr@var{n}
-Carriage return delay style. Non-POSIX.
+Carriage return delay style. Non-@sc{posix}.
@item tab3
@itemx tab2
@itemx tab1
@itemx tab0
@opindex tab@var{n}
-Horizontal tab delay style. Non-POSIX.
+Horizontal tab delay style. Non-@sc{posix}.
@item bs1
@itemx bs0
@opindex bs@var{n}
-Backspace delay style. Non-POSIX.
+Backspace delay style. Non-@sc{posix}.
@item vt1
@itemx vt0
@opindex vt@var{n}
-Vertical tab delay style. Non-POSIX.
+Vertical tab delay style. Non-@sc{posix}.
@item ff1
@itemx ff0
@opindex ff@var{n}
-Form feed delay style. Non-POSIX.
+Form feed delay style. Non-@sc{posix}.
@end table
@item iexten
@opindex iexten
-Enable non-POSIX special characters. May be negated.
+Enable non-@sc{posix} special characters. May be negated.
@item echo
@opindex echo
@cindex case translation
Enable input and output of uppercase characters by preceding their
lowercase equivalents with @samp{\}, when @code{icanon} is set.
-Non-POSIX. May be negated.
+Non-@sc{posix}. May be negated.
@item tostop
@opindex tostop
@cindex background jobs, stopping at terminal write
-Stop background jobs that try to write to the terminal. Non-POSIX.
+Stop background jobs that try to write to the terminal. Non-@sc{posix}.
May be negated.
@item echoprt
@opindex echoprt
@opindex prterase
Echo erased characters backward, between @samp{\} and @samp{/}.
-Non-POSIX. May be negated.
+Non-@sc{posix}. May be negated.
@item echoctl
@itemx ctlecho
@cindex control characters, using @samp{^@var{c}}
@cindex hat notation for control characters
Echo control characters in hat notation (@samp{^@var{c}}) instead
-of literally. Non-POSIX. May be negated.
+of literally. Non-@sc{posix}. May be negated.
@item echoke
@itemx crtkill
@opindex crtkill
Echo the @code{kill} special character by erasing each character on
the line as indicated by the @code{echoprt} and @code{echoe} settings,
-instead of by the @code{echoctl} and @code{echok} settings. Non-POSIX.
+instead of by the @code{echoctl} and @code{echok} settings. Non-@sc{posix}.
May be negated.
@end table
@item decctlq
@opindex decctlq
-Same as @code{-ixany}. Non-POSIX. May be negated.
+Same as @code{-ixany}. Non-@sc{posix}. May be negated.
@item tabs
@opindex tabs
-Same as @code{tab0}. Non-POSIX. May be negated. If negated, same
+Same as @code{tab0}. Non-@sc{posix}. May be negated. If negated, same
as @code{tab3}.
@item lcase
@itemx LCASE
@opindex lcase
@opindex LCASE
-Same as @code{xcase iuclc olcuc}. Non-POSIX. May be negated.
+Same as @code{xcase iuclc olcuc}. Non-@sc{posix}. May be negated.
@item crt
@opindex crt
@item eol2
@opindex eol2
-Alternate character to end the line. Non-POSIX.
+Alternate character to end the line. Non-@sc{posix}.
@item swtch
@opindex swtch
-Switch to a different shell layer. Non-POSIX.
+Switch to a different shell layer. Non-@sc{posix}.
@item start
@opindex start
@item dsusp
@opindex dsusp
-Send a terminal stop signal after flushing the input. Non-POSIX.
+Send a terminal stop signal after flushing the input. Non-@sc{posix}.
@item rprnt
@opindex rprnt
-Redraw the current line. Non-POSIX.
+Redraw the current line. Non-@sc{posix}.
@item werase
@opindex werase
-Erase the last word typed. Non-POSIX.
+Erase the last word typed. Non-@sc{posix}.
@item lnext
@opindex lnext
Enter the next character typed literally, even if it is a special
-character. Non-POSIX.
+character. Non-@sc{posix}.
@end table
@item rows @var{n}
@opindex rows
-Tell the tty kernel driver that the terminal has @var{n} rows. Non-POSIX.
+Tell the tty kernel driver that the terminal has @var{n} rows. Non-@sc{posix}.
@item cols @var{n}
@itemx columns @var{n}
@opindex cols
@opindex columns
-Tell the kernel that the terminal has @var{n} columns. Non-POSIX.
+Tell the kernel that the terminal has @var{n} columns. Non-@sc{posix}.
@item size
@opindex size
terminal has. (Systems that don't support rows and columns in the kernel
typically use the environment variables @env{LINES} and @env{COLUMNS}
instead; however, GNU @code{stty} does not know anything about them.)
-Non-POSIX.
+Non-@sc{posix}.
@item line @var{n}
@opindex line
-Use line discipline @var{n}. Non-POSIX.
+Use line discipline @var{n}. Non-@sc{posix}.
@item speed
@opindex speed
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