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From: gwyn@smoke.BRL.MIL (Doug Gwyn )
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: why does -vi- set the hi bit when expanding `%' and `#'?
Message-ID: <9440@smoke.BRL.MIL>
Date: 19 Jan 89 14:36:26 GMT
References: <8700002@gistdev> <450@oglvee.UUCP> <969@riddle.UUCP>
Reply-To: gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB) <gwyn>)
Organization: Ballistic Research Lab (BRL), APG, MD.
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In article <969@riddle.UUCP> domo@riddle.UUCP (Dominic Dunlop) writes:
-As I understand it, we finally get
-to say goodbye to bit seven internal quoting with the System V, release 4
-version of the shell.  It's possible that it's been eliminated in V.3.1 and
-later as well.  Comments, anybody?

Yes, it's already gone.  Also, it was officially announced by AT&T.
No need to rely on "word of mouth".