-={ lundi, avril 13 2015, 10:15:49 -0700 }=-

Hey mark!

 ml> it is a standard ASCII editor

0x09 is the ASCII code for HT = (H)orizontal (T)ab.  It's implimentation, or
lack of it, has little to do with ASCII compatibility.  I am not sure if it was
ever standardized as far as how many spaces it ought to represent but I seem to
recall it usually being the equivalent of 8 spaces despite the fact it is a
7-bit character as opposed to 8 7-bit ASCII characters such as the ASCII 0x20
character (aka space).

Life is good,
Maurice

... Don't cry for me I have vi.
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