Re^2: Kernel Hacks & Weird Filenames

[Clifford C. Skolnick]

In article <758 at ambush.UUCP> kimcm at ambush.UUCP (Kim Chr. Madsen) writes:
:
:Don't be so hasty, some UNIX versions of ls doesn't even print the
:filename correct if it contains control-characters or characters with
:8'th bit set, but prints a '?' instead of these characters (obviously
:in a well meant attempt to not screw-up the user's terminal).  If this
:is the case a filter will have no way of guessing what funny character
:caused the question-mark.

Hmm, if ls replaces the character with a '?' before printing, the kernal
tty driver will never have a chance to fool with the character anyway!
Perhaps you should not be so hasty!

:
:Kim Chr. Madsen, AmbraSoft A/S, Rojelskaer 15, DK-2840 Holte (Denmark)
:UUCP: kimcm at ambush.dk, PHONE: +45 2424 111, FAX: +45 2423 090
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