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Understanding Unix file name encoding
I have a hard time understanding how the file name encoding works. On unix.SE
I find contradicting explanations.
File names are stored as characters
To quote another answer:
Several questions about ...
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How do I put a hat on 'e' (ê)?
Since I've migrated to linux a few years ago, one issue still remains.
The ê character features a lot in my "moeder taal" (home language).
In Windows making the character was easy, I simply had to ...
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Difference between ' and " on command line (bash)?
I used to use '' and "" interchangeably on the command line, but I recently noticed that '$HOME/some/dir' is not expanded, while "$HOME/some/dir" is. I searched around a little bit and found that "" ...
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Modifying a set of binary files
I have several binary files with the character 0x04 in them, and I'd like to add an escape \ character before each. Is there a script I can use to do this without needing to manually edit each one?
