Understand Bash IFS Without Breaking Your Data
IFS looks like a tiny shell variable until a space, backslash, or empty field disappears. Here is how Bash actually uses it—and how to keep the original data intact.
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IFS looks like a tiny shell variable until a space, backslash, or empty field disappears. Here is how Bash actually uses it—and how to keep the original data intact.