Hi, am I missing something or why is the following giving me some numbers? eval printf("\n") eval printf("\n---\n") eval printf("\n--- \n")

Am 21.12.2018 um 19:57 schrieb Allin Cottrell: > On Fri, 21 Dec 2018, Sven Schreiber wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> am I missing something or why is the following giving me some numbers? >> >> eval printf("\n") >> >> eval printf("\n---\n") >> >> eval printf("\n--- \n") > > Because the printf() function returns the number of characters printed. Right, mixed up with the sprintf() function and/or the (result action of the) printf command. BTW, the printf() function does not appear in the function reference, only the command version.