\x takes up to 6 hex digits

3 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/appl/cmd/tr.b b/appl/cmd/tr.b
index 202ace53..60d4aa6c 100644
--- a/appl/cmd/tr.b
+++ b/appl/cmd/tr.b
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ Pcb.getc(p: self ref Pcb): int
 		n := 0;
 		if ((r = p.spec[s]) == 'x') {
 			s++;
-			for (i := 0; i < 4 && s < p.end; i++) {
+			for (i := 0; i < 6 && s < p.end; i++) {
 				p.current = s;
 				r = p.spec[s++];
 				if ('0' <= r && r <= '9')
diff --git a/dis/tr.dis b/dis/tr.dis
index 069f6a2c..e1cd15e0 100644
--- a/dis/tr.dis
+++ b/dis/tr.dis
diff --git a/man/1/tr b/man/1/tr
index 70105d03..dba92c96 100644
--- a/man/1/tr
+++ b/man/1/tr
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ character whose
 value is given by those digits.
 The character sequence
 .L \ex
-followed by 1, 2, 3, or 4 hexadecimal digits stands
+followed by 1 to 6 hexadecimal digits stands
 for the character whose
-16-bit value is given by those digits.
+21-bit value is given by those digits.
 A 
 .L \e
 followed by any other character stands