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		LK5ZJwMwgBbHuVI on March 20, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Regex character "$" doesn't mean "end-of-string" Why don't you go ask? `$ echo -n foo \| wc -l 0`

wtetzner on March 22, 2024 [–]

wc just counts newline characters. I'm not sure why it would be the ultimate authority on anything.

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