Reputation: 268
Here is a test file in /tmp.
debian@debian:~$ xxd /tmp/test
0000000: 0000 6920 616d 2068 6572 650a 7765 2061 ..i am here.we a
0000010: 7265 2068 6572 650a re here.
debian@debian:~$ nano /tmp/test
^@^@i am here
we are here
0000 is ^@^@?? in ascii table ,94 is ^, 64 is @.
Upvotes: 0
Views: 340
Reputation: 14622
^@ is just nano's way of displaying 0 binary, which is not a displayable ascii character.
Upvotes: 1
Reputation: 18064
As far as I know:
0000000
is represented as numbering.
0000 6920 616d 2068 6572 650a 7765 2061
is represented as "i am here"
7265 2068 6572 650a
is represented as "we are here"
Upvotes: 0