Linux logs: ^@^@^@^@
by lostintime from LinuxQuestions.org on (#6MQTP)
Long ago in a galaxy far away I ran into an explanation about lines in logs that are nothing but repeated ^@^@^@ characters. Sadly I never copied that explanation into my notes. Searching for related discussions these days seems futile.
My guess is the characters are escaped characters that render as ^@^@^@ in text viewers.
* What causes these obscure log entries?
* Is there a way to search logs for these obscure characters?
Often these log entries are discovered when using grep with a response the "binary file matches."
Thanks.
My guess is the characters are escaped characters that render as ^@^@^@ in text viewers.
* What causes these obscure log entries?
* Is there a way to search logs for these obscure characters?
Often these log entries are discovered when using grep with a response the "binary file matches."
Thanks.