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README.md

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+ls zero bash polyfill
+=====================
+
+allows you to simulate the --zero option of ls from
+gnu coreutils v9, in earlier versions
+
+relies on coreutils (ls and tr), and grep with
+the -P option

ls_zero.bash

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+
+_ls() {
+	env ls "$@"
+}
+
+_lsp() {
+	printf "%s" "$*" | grep -qP '(\s|^)--zero(\s|$)'
+	local zero=$?
+	local args="$@"
+	declare -a args=(${args[@]/--zero/})
+	if test "$zero" -eq 0; then
+		output="$(_ls "${args[@]}")"
+		error=$?
+		printf "%s" "$output" | tr '\n' '\0'
+		return $error
+	fi
+	_ls "${args[@]}"
+}
+
+alias ls=_lsp