On Tuesday 20 April 2004 15:50, John Hasler wrote: > Adam Funk writes: >> Yes, but -T and -B tests in Perl know the difference [between text >> and binary files]. > > They guess, using heuristics. Both return true on an empty file.
I know that any *n*x file is just a list of bytes. [1] I was jokingly making the point that while there isn't an *inherent* difference in the files, there is generally a practical difference in what you do with them. [1] Eric Raymond, "The Art of UNIX Programming", chapter "What UNIX Gets Wrong": "Unix files have no structure above byte level." http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/taoup/html/ch01s04.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
