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Re: feature request: zero-terminated lines for comm
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Lasse Kliemann |
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Re: feature request: zero-terminated lines for comm |
Date: |
Sun, 9 Sep 2007 20:23:10 +0200 |
* John Cowan writes:
> Lasse Kliemann scripsit:
>
> > How complicated it would be to add a `-z' or `-0' switch to `comm' in order
> > to allow zero-terminated "lines"? The `sort' command, for example, allows
> > this, and this is very useful when dealing with filenames.
>
> Not complicated, but it needs better justification, I think.
> Are you really worried about filenames that contain newlines?
Yes. Most Unix filesystems allow filenames that contain newlines. Hence I
have to expect them when I process files that have not been created directly
by me (but by a user, by unpacking a tar file from an external source, by
some (stupid) software, ...).
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- feature request: zero-terminated lines for comm, Lasse Kliemann, 2007/09/09
- Re: feature request: zero-terminated lines for comm, John Cowan, 2007/09/09
- Re: feature request: zero-terminated lines for comm,
Lasse Kliemann <=
- Re: feature request: zero-terminated lines for comm, John Cowan, 2007/09/09
- Re: feature request: zero-terminated lines for comm, James Youngman, 2007/09/09
- Re: feature request: zero-terminated lines for comm, John Cowan, 2007/09/09
- Re: feature request: zero-terminated lines for comm, James Youngman, 2007/09/09
- Re: feature request: zero-terminated lines for comm, Brian Dessent, 2007/09/09
- Re: feature request: zero-terminated lines for comm, James Youngman, 2007/09/10
- Re: feature request: zero-terminated lines for comm, Brian Dessent, 2007/09/10
- Re: feature request: zero-terminated lines for comm, Steve Ward, 2007/09/20
- Re: feature request: zero-terminated lines for comm, Bob Proulx, 2007/09/20
Re: feature request: zero-terminated lines for comm, Pádraig Brady, 2007/09/10