From: Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:54:40 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH/RFC] config: Add --null/-z option for null-delimted output
Message-ID: <200706201854.41571.jnareb@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0706201129550.4059@racer.site>

Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> On Tue, 19 Jun 2007, Frank Lichtenheld wrote:
> > On Tue, Jun 19, 2007 at 04:57:21PM +0100, Johannes Schindelin wrote:

> > > [foo "bar\nbaz"]
> > > 	key = value
> > > gives
> > > 
> > > foo.barbaz.key=value
> > 
> > for me this gives
> > 
> > foo.barnbaz.key=value
> 
> Yes, of course I had to have a typo in my message. *sigh*
> 
> The point is, that I would not expect a "\" to be _ignored_. Either 
> interpreted, or throwing an error, but just ignored?

It is interpreted. Perhaps not what you thought it is interpreted, but 
it is interpreted. '\x' => 'x' for 'x' which are not in some limited 
set. ;-)))

-- 
Jakub Narebski
Poland