Re: [Help-bash] IFS & read

[Stephane Chazelas]

2012-05-26 12:56:31 -0600, Bill Gradwohl:
> I have a file that uses the tab character as the separator.
> 
> Writing a read loop against that file works just fine and I get field
> separation.
> 
> I converted that file by replacing the tab character with \b and changed
> the IFS to match and now I don't get field separation.
> 
> I also tried \x00 and \x01 and they don't work either.
> 
> What are the allowable IFS characters as far as read is concerned?
[...]

\b is 0x8. 

IFS=$'\b' or IFS=$'\010'

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Stephane