Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]: Machine: x86_64 OS: linux-gnu Compiler: gcc Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='x86_64' -DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='x86_64-pc-linux-gnu' -DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash' -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I../bash -I../bash/include -I../bash/lib -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -g -O2 -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -Wformat -Werror=format-security -Wall uname output: Linux artax 3.2.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.2.96-2 x86_64 GNU/Linux Machine Type: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 4.2 Patch Level: 37 Release Status: release Description: Command echo $'\0' |od -c writes 0000000 \n 0000001 in contrast to echo $'\1' |od -c 0000000 001 \n 0000002 The nul byte is not echoed by $'\0'. Repeat-By: echo $'\0' |od -c echo $'\1' |od -c