Re: bash can output non-printable characters to the terminal in some error messages

Chet Ramey <[email protected]> Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:36:58 -0400

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From: Chet Ramey <[email protected]>
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To: Vincent Lefevre <[email protected]>, [email protected],
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Subject: Re: bash can output non-printable characters to the terminal in some
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