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Can you explain what "IFS= read -r -d $'\0' file" means?

asked 2021-05-09 11:00:00 +0000

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answered 2022-04-14 15:00:00 +0000

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Yes, I can explain the meaning of the command "IFS= read -r -d $'\0' file":

  • "IFS=" sets the input field separator (IFS) to empty. This ensures that spaces in the file name are not treated as separate fields.
  • "read" is a command to read input and assign it to a variable.
  • "-r" is an option to read raw input (i.e., do not treat backslashes as escape characters).
  • "-d $'\0'" sets the delimiter to a null character (represented by '\0'). This allows reading files with newlines and other special characters in the file name.
  • "file" is the variable to which the input is assigned.
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