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-rw-r--r-- | src/paste.c | 9 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/paste.c b/src/paste.c index dfc46cafc..a41709381 100644 --- a/src/paste.c +++ b/src/paste.c @@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ paste_parallel (int nfiles, char **fnamptr) /* Except for last file, replace last newline with delim. */ if (fileptr[i + 1] != ENDLIST) { - if (chr != '\n') + if (chr != '\n' && chr != EOF) putc (chr, stdout); if (*delimptr != EMPTY_DELIM) putc (*delimptr, stdout); @@ -302,7 +302,12 @@ paste_parallel (int nfiles, char **fnamptr) delimptr = delims; } else - putc (chr, stdout); + { + /* If the last line of the last file lacks a newline, + print one anyhow. POSIX requires this. */ + char c = (chr == EOF ? '\n' : chr); + putc (c, stdout); + } } } } |