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From: Kurt H Maier <khm@sciops.net>
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] how to output NUL byte from awk?
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Quoting dexen deVries <dexen.devries@gmail.com>:

> awk(1) says, ``[s]tring constants are quoted " ", with the usual C escapes
> recognized within.'', but \0 seems to terminate internal string
> reprezentation...
>
> so how do i output a real NUL byte?
>

Does printf not do this?

khm