GNU bug report logs - #7649
sparse files and commands

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: support <at> sigmagames.com

Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2010 20:41:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: support <at> sigmagames.com
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: sparse files and commands
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:01:33 -0500

Hi, 
  Just an idea:
Am working with sparse text (ascii) files and need command line options.
For instance, cat could have --sparse=text
meaning 2 things:
1) it is a sparse file and so skip sparse recs.
2) it is text and so if(byte==0) skip it, it is sure to work.
maybe do this for all commands.
Thanks Charles Carter, President Sigma Software, Inc.
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