Re: `printf %q` but more human readable

[Alex fxmbsw7 Ratchev]

exec*() external programs is always much slower than coding language
internals

On Sun, Mar 14, 2021 at 3:59 PM Marco Ippolito <maroloccio@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 14/03/2021 11:51, Peng Yu wrote:
> > On 3/14/21, Alex fxmbsw7 Ratchev <fxmbsw7@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> another ls try is with -b, till i write the gawk
> >
> > The solution should be in bash instead of other external languages.
> > Because this function may be frequently used, calling an external
> > program will make it too slow to use.
>
> Could you expand on your reasoning here, please?
>
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