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| From | <tomas@tuxteam.de> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) |
| Date | 2018-04-03 14:40 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <vAtoe-7V4-21@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
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| Organization | linux.* mail to news gateway |
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, Apr 03, 2018 at 02:14:07PM +0200, Michael Lange wrote: > On Tue, 3 Apr 2018 13:58:33 +0200 > Michael Lange <klappnase@freenet.de> wrote: > > > I believe (please anyone correct me if I am wrong) that "text" files > > won't contain any null byte; many text editors even refuse to open such > > a file, I guess since they assume it is a "binary" file. Emacs and vi(m) do open, edit and save such a file (and make no fuss about it). By default, both depict those NULL characters as ^@. Are there other editors? (yah, that was a bit snarky, I know ;-) > > Probably it is the same with some other control characters like 04 (End > > of Transmission). When I look at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCII > > it seems like 1C (File Separator) or 1E (Record Separator) might be > > appropriate choices for you. I'm no expert on this, though. Just assuming "this won't happen" is a sure recipe for some debugging fun. But perhaps the OP is looking for such fun. (S)he seems set on trying... > Addendum: iirc (again please correct me if I am wrong) unix file names > may contain (at least in theory) any byte except 2F (the slash) and the > null byte. So if your text files might contain arbitrary file names there > may be (at least in theory) a (admittedly very small) chance that such a > file name actually might contain any control character except the null > byte. You are correct on file names. Cheers - -- tomás -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAlrDdEgACgkQBcgs9XrR2kYbPgCeIA04MoYQleL5IDw5wwmerx0o bqEAnA24L1+etC0tlCH2ExSdNigEPMDU =iV6I -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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utf mess-mate <mess-mate@gmx.com> - 2018-04-01 16:10 +0200
Re: utf Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-04-01 17:50 +0200
Re: utf Ionel Mugurel Ciobîcă <I.M.Ciobica@upcmail.nl> - 2018-04-01 18:30 +0200
Re: utf Andre Majorel <aym-naibed@teaser.fr> - 2018-04-01 18:40 +0200
Re: utf Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> - 2018-04-01 22:10 +0200
Re: utf Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2018-04-02 00:50 +0200
Re: utf Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-04-02 09:50 +0200
Re: utf Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2018-04-02 11:40 +0200
Re: utf Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2018-04-02 15:30 +0200
Re: utf Andre Majorel <aym-naibed@teaser.fr> - 2018-04-02 09:50 +0200
Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-04-02 14:40 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-04-02 15:10 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@debian.org> - 2018-04-02 15:10 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-04-02 19:50 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@debian.org> - 2018-04-02 20:20 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-04-02 20:50 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) tomas@tuxteam.de - 2018-04-02 21:00 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-04-02 21:10 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) Michael Lange <klappnase@freenet.de> - 2018-04-03 00:50 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-04-03 13:50 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2018-04-03 14:00 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-04-03 14:30 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) Michael Lange <klappnase@freenet.de> - 2018-04-03 14:10 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) Michael Lange <klappnase@freenet.de> - 2018-04-03 14:20 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-04-03 14:40 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) Michael Lange <klappnase@freenet.de> - 2018-04-03 21:50 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2018-04-03 21:50 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) Michael Lange <klappnase@freenet.de> - 2018-04-03 22:10 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2018-04-03 14:40 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-04-04 03:10 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-04-04 03:20 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2018-04-04 13:30 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-04-04 14:10 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2018-04-04 14:10 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-04-04 14:50 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2018-04-04 15:00 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) Andre Majorel <aym-naibed@teaser.fr> - 2018-04-04 16:20 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2018-04-04 16:30 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-04-04 18:00 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-04-04 18:00 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) Jonathan de Boyne Pollard <J.deBoynePollard-newsgroups@NTLWorld.COM> - 2018-04-04 20:50 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2018-04-04 14:30 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-04-04 15:10 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) Don Armstrong <don@debian.org> - 2018-04-04 19:40 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2018-04-04 19:50 +0200
mbox vs maildir vs better formats [Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf)] Don Armstrong <don@debian.org> - 2018-04-04 20:00 +0200
Re: mbox vs maildir vs better formats [Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf)] Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2018-04-04 20:10 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-04-04 20:40 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) Don Armstrong <don@debian.org> - 2018-04-04 20:50 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-04-05 14:40 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2018-04-05 00:20 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-04-04 21:30 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@debian.org> - 2018-04-04 13:20 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-04-04 16:10 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@debian.org> - 2018-04-04 20:50 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-04-04 21:30 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> - 2018-04-04 23:50 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2018-04-05 01:00 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) Jonathan de Boyne Pollard <J.deBoynePollard-newsgroups@NTLWorld.COM> - 2018-04-04 21:00 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) Jonathan de Boyne Pollard <J.deBoynePollard-newsgroups@NTLWorld.COM> - 2018-04-04 20:30 +0200
Re: Invalid UTF-8 byte? (was: Re: utf) rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-04-04 21:30 +0200
Re: utf Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> - 2018-04-02 23:40 +0200
Re: utf Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2018-04-03 11:00 +0200
Re: utf Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2018-04-03 11:20 +0200
Re: utf <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-04-03 11:30 +0200
Re: utf Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2018-04-03 12:20 +0200
Re: utf Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> - 2018-04-03 22:50 +0200
Re: utf Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2018-04-03 23:00 +0200
Re: utf Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2018-04-03 23:00 +0200
Re: utf Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2018-04-03 23:30 +0200
Re: utf deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2018-04-04 19:00 +0200
Re: utf Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2018-04-04 19:10 +0200
Re: utf Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2018-04-04 19:30 +0200
Re: utf Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2018-04-04 19:40 +0200
Re: utf deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2018-04-04 19:40 +0200
Re: utf Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2018-04-04 19:40 +0200
Re: utf Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2018-04-04 19:50 +0200
Re: utf Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2018-04-04 20:00 +0200
Re: utf deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2018-04-04 23:20 +0200
Re: utf Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2018-04-05 02:30 +0200
Re: utf Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2018-04-05 14:10 +0200
Re: utf Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2018-04-05 00:00 +0200
Re: utf rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-04-04 20:30 +0200
Re: utf Joel Roth <joelz@pobox.com> - 2018-04-04 21:30 +0200
Re: utf deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2018-04-04 23:40 +0200
Re: utf <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-04-05 08:30 +0200
Re: utf rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-04-05 14:50 +0200
Re: utf <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-04-05 15:00 +0200
Re: utf Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2018-04-05 15:00 +0200
Re: utf tomas@tuxteam.de - 2018-04-05 15:10 +0200
Re: utf deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2018-04-05 21:40 +0200
Re: utf Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2018-04-05 23:30 +0200
Re: utf deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2018-04-05 23:40 +0200
Re: utf Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2018-04-06 03:20 +0200
Re: utf <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-04-06 09:00 +0200
Re: utf Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> - 2018-04-06 04:20 +0200
Re: utf <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-04-06 09:10 +0200
Re: utf Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2018-04-05 19:00 +0200
Re: utf rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-04-05 20:00 +0200
Re: utf Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2018-04-03 23:40 +0200
Re: utf Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@debian.org> - 2018-04-04 14:20 +0200
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