Re: procfs problems

Lauri Tischler (ltischler@efore.fi)
Thu, 17 Apr 1997 10:45:36 GMT +0200


Anno Domini 16 Apr 97 at 20:38, H. Peter Anvin wrote:

> Followup to: <s8wwq298nq.fsf@sphinx.nuclecu.unam.mx>
> By author: Miguel de Icaza <miguel@nuclecu.unam.mx>
> In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
> >
> > There is absolutely nothing wrong with having a tab as a separator.
> >
> > Even the first examples in K&R book deal with tabs. Don't be silly.
> >
> Yes there is: it often gets turned into spaces when reproduced or
> processed.
>
Why not just consider 'white space' as separator. 'white space' is
defined as arbitary length of string of tabs and/or spaces.

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