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@DisplayName: for string abcde without using perl, use yes: yes "abcde" | tr -d '\n' ...

Olivier Dulac
– Olivier Dulac

2021-04-20 12:08:21 +00:00
Commented Apr 20, 2021 at 12:08
@OlivierDulac, d'oh, I've really been slow here. Using yes actually crossed my mind before, but I got stuck at the mandatory newline... yes $'\xff' | tr -d '\n' | ... would also work for the all-ones in shells that support $''.

ilkkachu
– ilkkachu

2021-04-20 12:18:38 +00:00
Commented Apr 20, 2021 at 12:18
I'd certainly not qualify you as slow ^^. And having different options (suxh as perl) is always welcomed. Feel free to add the yes variant as well if you want.

Olivier Dulac
– Olivier Dulac

2021-04-20 12:24:45 +00:00
Commented Apr 20, 2021 at 12:24
It's (very) slightly more efficient to head or dd first in the pipe, then tr after.

Toby Speight
– Toby Speight

2021-04-21 12:18:34 +00:00
Commented Apr 21, 2021 at 12:18

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