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From: "Robert Praetorius" <RPraetorius AT AspenRes DOT Com>
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To: "Timothy Buckelew" <Timothy DOT Buckelew AT noaa DOT gov>
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 04:44:35 +1000
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Subject: Re: 'od -x' output is reversed
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> 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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