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From: aglew@ccvaxa.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Null-terminated C strings (desi
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Date: 28 Dec 87 19:51:00 GMT
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..> Embedding nulls in strings

I have frequently used NULs embedded in strings for terminal control
applications.

Eg.

	char ControlString[] = "escape string with a \0 inside";

	write(fd,ControlString,sizeof(ControlString)-1);

So there is an extra null at the end - I'll gladly trade that for the
convenience of expressing literals the way I want them.

Is this legal C? I thought so. I did this mainly on microcomputers,
CP/M and IBM PCs running MANX C.


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