Subject: Re: 'od -x' output is reversed
From: "Robert Praetorius" <[email-masked]>
To: "Timothy Buckelew" <[email-masked]>
Cc: [email-masked]
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 04:44:35 +1000

> Let's say file 'junk' cpontains '121212'.
> 
> In HP/UX  'od -x junk' yields   3132 3132 3132
> 
> In cygwin it yields 3231 3231 3231
> 
> Any ideas?

     ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/ien/ien-137.txt.3 ("On Holy Wars and a 
Plea for Peace") has an amusing and authoritative discussion of this 
issue.  It ranks right up there with nl vs. CRLF and particle vs. wave.

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