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by ori_b 3276 days ago
The Unix shell operates on binary streams, not on text.
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panic 3276 days ago
Ah, I thought this was about structured text (like JSON) vs. plain text -- binary content is a bigger issue!
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ori_b 3276 days ago
If you want to replace the shell with a structured one, the change needs to be pervasive, down to replacing the typical file formats, imo.
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