20 Sep
2013
20 Sep
'13
9:58 a.m.
On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 06:17:58PM +1000, Trent W. Buck wrote:
-print0 is for when it's inconvenient to find your 2x4
IMO -- apart from make (for hysterical raisins) -- unix processes should deal with paths that contain arbitrary bytes. Not because it's nice for users, but because it's defensive programming against injection attacks.
yes, i know. i use -print0 and friends all the time. spaces and other incovenient characters are common enough that doing so is essential. it was a joke. an obvious one, i thought. the mention of a 2x4 was a bit of a giveaway. craig -- craig sanders <cas@taz.net.au> BOFH excuse #23: improperly oriented keyboard