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Re:Terminal escape sequences in Git commit email field by enriquto on Monday March 29, 2021 @07:07AM (#26619959)
In C, my favourite language, I would do this:

        system("ls");
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Re:Terminal escape sequences in Git commit email field by cyberpunk on Monday March 29, 2021 @10:55AM (#26622636)
Please never do this; do not use system, it executes $SHELL and you can fall victim to various PATH munging attacks. :)
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