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in thread Reading a text file collapsing line continuations

It is quite frightening that there are such fundamental differences between Linux and Windows implementations. I would rate that as a bug.

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A program should be light and agile, its subroutines connected like a string of pearls. The spirit and intent of the program should be retained throughout. There should be neither too little or too much, neither needless loops nor useless variables, neither lack of structure nor overwhelming rigidity." - The Tao of Programming, 4.1 - Geoffrey James

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