Re: setting IFS to new line doesn't work while searching?
On Fri, Dec 15, 2023 at 02:30:21PM +0100, Nicolas George wrote:
> Greg Wooledge (12023-12-15):
> > readarray -d '' fndar < <(
> > find "$sdir" ... -printf 'stuff\0' |
> > sort -z --otherflags
> > )
> It is possible to do it safely in bash plus command-line tools, indeed.
> But in such a complex case, it is better to use something with a
> higher-level interface. I am sure File::Find and Version::Compare can
> let Perl do the same thing in a much safer way.
Equally safe, perhaps. Not safer. I don't know those particular perl
modules -- are they included in a standard Debian system, or does
one need to install optional packages? And then there's a learning
curve for them as well.
By the way, your MUA is adding 10000 years to its datestamps.
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