I/O fo binary data

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Subject: I/O fo binary data
From: Marc Balmer <marc@...>
Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2013 11:32:15 +0100

Hi

How do you deal with I/O of binary data?  Do you use the standard io
functions somehow or did you write your own bindings?

As strings are 8-bit clean and can contain embedded zeroes, I have the
feeling that they can be well used for binary data.

Any thoughts, experiences, etc.?

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