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Subject: Are there "binary" variables?
From: "Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson" <johann@myrkraverk.com>
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Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2006 00:21:19 +0000
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Hi everyone,

Is there a way to work with binary data in zsh?  That is, more
specifically, is there a way to compare ^E to 5 and get true?  Or
convert a character (say, ^E again) to its integer representation?


Thank you,

Johann

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