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Re: [ADD TO FAQ] : cut : using space as input delimiter
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Bob Proulx |
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Re: [ADD TO FAQ] : cut : using space as input delimiter |
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Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:35:47 -0600 |
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Andreas Schwab wrote:
> seb_kramm writes:
> > Ah. Is that a problem ? I mean, when I talk about the space character as a
> > field-separator, to me, it's the same if there is 1 or 2 or more
> > spaces. Like in a source code, it doesn't matter how much spaces or tabs
> > there are.
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> In python, for example, leading space is significant.
Yes but in Python the design of using whitespace for control has been
its most controversial aspect.
Bob