Re: Feature Request: scanf-like parsing

[Chet Ramey]

On 1/22/21 12:29 AM, William Park wrote:

> But, if data are buried in a mess, then it's very labour-intensive to
> dig them out.  It might be useful to have scanf()-like feature, where
> stdin or string are read and parsed according to the usual format
> string.  I guess, it would actually be sscanf(), since 'read' builtin
> reads a line first.  Since you're dealing with strings, only %s, %c, and
> %[] are sufficient.

Sounds like a good candidate for a loadable builtin. Anyone want to take
a shot at it?


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