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Re: read command and ascii null as delimiter
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Chet Ramey |
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Re: read command and ascii null as delimiter |
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Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:51:16 -0400 |
> "Nathan Coulter" <org.gnu.bug-bash@pooryorick.com> writes:
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> >> read -d $'\0' will do most of what you want, with one limitation. The
> ^^^^^^^^
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> This is actually equivalent to read -d ''.
Yes, it is, but it makes the point more clearly.
Chet
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