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From: karl_kleinpaste@cis.ohio-state.edu
Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell
Subject: Re: ok, i've got a question...
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Date: 25 Sep 90 19:19:36 GMT
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calvin@sequent.uucp writes:
   i have a file that has a whole mess of
   null characters in it ('bout 1/2 a meg). is there any way (preferably
   a shell script) to strip them off?

tr -d '\0'