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@@ -188,6 +188,10 @@ For shell scripts specifically (not exhaustive):
hopefully nobody starts using "local" before they are reimplemented
in C ;-)
+ - Use octal escape sequences (e.g. "\302\242"), not hexadecimal (e.g.
+ "\xc2\xa2") in printf format strings, since hexadecimal escape
+ sequences are not portable.
+
For C programs: