Re: UNIX/Linux text files

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Subject: Re: UNIX/Linux text files
From: John Hasler <john@dhh.gt.org>
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 07:45:16 -0500
Message-id: <[🔎] 87fzax33fn.fsf@toncho.dhh.gt.org>
In-reply-to: <[🔎] Evphc.4267$lh3.40218801@news-text.cableinet.net> (Adam Funk's message of "Wed, 21 Apr 2004 07:36:04 GMT")
References: <[🔎] 007301c426b8$ba6ba030$5100a8c0@mab> <[🔎] 20040420095251.GY3423@ix.netcom.com> <[🔎] 30224.194.237.142.13.1082457013.squirrel@mail.nologic.org> <[🔎] 87pta24y1j.fsf@toncho.dhh.gt.org> <[🔎] Me9hc.3662$eR2.34665644@news-text.cableinet.net> <[🔎] 87hdve4sjl.fsf@toncho.dhh.gt.org> <[🔎] Evphc.4267$lh3.40218801@news-text.cableinet.net>

Adam Funk quotes:
> Eric Raymond, "The Art of UNIX Programming", chapter "What UNIX Gets
> Wrong": "Unix files have no structure above byte level."

Eric is wrong.  This not a bug.  This is a major feature.
-- 
John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org (John Hasler)
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI

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