* John Cowan writes: > Lasse Kliemann scripsit: > > > How complicated it would be to add a `-z' or `-0' switch to `comm' in order > > to allow zero-terminated "lines"? The `sort' command, for example, allows > > this, and this is very useful when dealing with filenames. > > Not complicated, but it needs better justification, I think. > Are you really worried about filenames that contain newlines?
Yes. Most Unix filesystems allow filenames that contain newlines. Hence I have to expect them when I process files that have not been created directly by me (but by a user, by unpacking a tar file from an external source, by some (stupid) software, ...).
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