Re: edtf of httpd.conf corrupting file -- MIDRANGE-L

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Hello Jack,

Am 03.04.2023 um 02:25 schrieb Jack Woehr via MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

In the IFS it doesn't matter, you can end a line with a vertical tab if you
wish, but programs may or may not do what you want with that (e.g,, I don't
know any program that would accept vertical tab :) )

Well, that's true for other platforms, also. A char was once a byte in the range 0..255 and some people agreed that some of these bytes have special meanings which has been formalized as ASCII code. You do know that. :-)

The "norm" for most open source is LF ( 0x0a)

Because of their UNIX heritage. Understood.

Many programs will accept CR-LF (0x0d 0x0a)

Mh, guesswork again. I hoped that IBM being known for firmly setting "standards" would have defined this.

Thanks for pointing that out.

I know of none that will treat just CR (0x0d) the way the OP wanted.

I think so. As far as I'm aware, the only *platform* using just CR was the Macintosh prior to the advent of OS X.

:wq! PoC

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