'frpintf' allows no FID

[Carlo de Falco]

On 28 Jan 2009, at 01:48, bug-octave-request at octave.org wrote:

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> Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:50:28 -0800 (PST)
> From: Sergei Steshenko <sergstesh at yahoo.com>
> Subject: 'frpintf' allows no FID
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> Hello,
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> here is a small session:
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> octave:1> help fprintf
> -- Built-in Function:  fprintf (FID, TEMPLATE, ...)
>     This function is just like `printf', except that the output is
>     written to the stream FID instead of `stdout'.
>
>     See also: printf, sprintf, fread, fscanf, fopen, fclose.
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> fprintf is a built-in function
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> octave:2> fprintf("Why ?\n");
> Why ?
> octave:3>
> "
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> I expect 'fprintf' to fail since no FID is specified.
> Or the documentation to say otherwise.
>
> Thanks,
>  Sergei.

I beleive this behaviour is for compatibility with the other brand:

 >> fprintf('Why ?\n')
Why ?
 >> version

ans =

7.5.0.338 (R2007b)

so the attached changeset fixes the documentation
c.

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