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From: Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
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Subject: Re: Request help -- odd sprintf, fprintf issue
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2016 14:30:33 -0700
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Ike Naar <ike@iceland.freeshell.org> writes:
> On 2016-08-29, Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> wrote:
>> View the output file with some tool that shows its contents
>> unambiguously, such as `cat -A` or `od -c`.
>
> I've noticed that not all versions of 'cat' endorse the '-A' option,
> for a 'cat' that doesn't, try 'cat -vet'.

Quite right.  I think `cat -A` is a GNU coreutils feature, so it will be
available on most Linux-based systems.  I think the BSD-based `cat` on
Mac OSX doesn't support it.

`hd` or `hexdump` might also be a good choice (if available).

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