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From: Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: The joy of EBCDIC
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 23:55:53 -0000 (UTC)
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In comp.os.linux.misc, Clemens Schüller <cs.usenet@mailbox.org> wrote:
> I increase it with
> 
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> nowplaying-cli get artist title | perl -p -e "s/\n/ - /" | rev | -c4- | rev
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

Okay, I give up.

1. How does that relate to EBCDIC?
2. What is the "-c4-" step doing?

(I have no programs on my path that start with "-". I do have a few that
end with "-".)

Elijah
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"rev | rev" is no-op so really curious about the middle transition