Re: rsync most recent files from large source
On Tuesday 29 April 2008 20:34, Stephane CHAZELAS wrote:
>> Btw, is there a standard equivalent to $'\n'?
>
> For other than \n, there's "$(printf '\x')"
>
> You can do:
>
> IFS='
> '
>
> or
>
> eval "$(printf 'IFS="\n"')"
Ok, but I truly meant something that can be used like a variable, as $'\n',
not just a way to set a variable to \n (I know it does not matter in
practice, but I was just curious).
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D.
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