Re: setting IFS to new line doesn't work while searching?
On Fri 15 Dec 2023 at 08:58:10 (-0500), Greg Wooledge wrote:
> 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.
Don't knock it: beats using the French Republican calendar.
But I miss the hours:minutes used by most MUAs (the minutes
being relatively unaffected by time zones). They can help
with following threads stored in different locations.
Cheers,
David.
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