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sed sanitise bash function
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| # Use this shell function to sanitise variables before using them with sed, | |
| # or in another context where escapes might be substituted | |
| funtion san { | |
| echo "$1" | tr -d '\n' | xxd -plain | sed 's/\(..\)/\\x\1/g' | tr -d '\n'; } | |
| # Use it like this | |
| # somevar=$(san "$somevar") |
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