[bug-gawk] regexp that cannot match anything

[Denis Shirokov]

Hi GAWK!

I try to read using getline operator whole file as the single string.
As i read in the manual - var RS can be regular expression matching
record separator.

Am i right that following example will always read whole file without
separation?

BINMODE="rw"; RS="\\x00{0}"
getline d < "filename"

RS equal regexp that cannot match anything - it's meaning `character
\x00 which should be found zero times'.
Is this really works?
If no then is there a way to implement regexp that cannot match
anything? (for example by /[^.]/ - not any char)

Thank You.