[TUHS] non-Posix input files

Clem Cole clemc at ccc.com
Fri Mar 28 10:37:37 AEST 2025


POSIX.1 is clear - a regular file is a sequence of bytes and that is the
only requirement.   See my previous email where I give the section number
which is very crisp.

Sent from a handheld expect more typos than usual


On Thu, Mar 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM Rob Pike <robpike at gmail.com> wrote:

> What is a "character" according to POSIX? I suspect it's just a byte,
> which is a long-outdated definition, the char keyword notwithstanding.
>
> -rob
>
>
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