>>>>> "PS" == Paul Slootman <paul@wau.mis.ah.nl> writes:
PS> Isn't the value of IFS a bug in itself? It doesn't do that on
PS> my x86 potato (although that isn't 100% up to date on potato).
I have absolutely no idea. Viewed objectively, using \000 as (an)
IFS makes theoretical sense, if not practical...
m.