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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 09:24:21 +0200
From: Florian Limberger <flo@snakeoilproductions.net>
To: 9fans@9fans.net
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Subject: Re: [9fans] how to output NUL byte from awk?
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On Tue, 17 Sep 2013 15:47:17 +0200
dexen deVries <dexen.devries@gmail.com> wrote:

> awk(1) says, ``[s]tring constants are quoted " ", with the usual C
> escapes recognized within.'', but \0 seems to terminate internal
> string reprezentation...
>=20
> so how do i output a real NUL byte?

I  know this is not very constructive and may seem like a dumb question,
but isn=E2=80=99t \0 the end marker for C strings?  So this behaviour  migh=
t  be
expected?


-flo

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