function::text_strn3stap
Escape any non-printable chars in a string
Usage
text_strn:string(input:string,len:long,quoted:long)
Arguments
input
the string to escape
len
maximum length of string to return (0 implies MAXSTRINGLEN)
quoted
put double quotes around the string. If input string is truncated it will have “...” after the second quote
Overview
This function accepts a string of designated length, and any ASCII characters that are not printable are replaced by the corresponding escape sequence in the returned string.
See ALSO0
Releases
8 releases since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze); the text changed 7 times.