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This "corrupt characters" sounds like what I suspect, that this file contains something other than ASCII. My experience in this regard is very limited, but other Monks know a lot about this. I highly suspect that a character set problem is causing the issue, but I don't know how to assist you further myself.
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Re^6: Regular expressions across multiple lines
by Anonymous Monk on Apr 24, 2016 at 18:57 UTC

    More likely the lines are too long for whatever inadequate editor he is using.

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Re^6: Regular expressions across multiple lines
by Anonymous Monk on Apr 24, 2016 at 18:57 UTC

    More likely the lines are too long for whatever inadequate editor he is using.

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