On Sat, 25 Oct 2025 18:17:27 +0000, Seymour J Metz wrote:

>The simplest thin is to do a binary comparison, which is case sensitive. Also, 
>what about accents? Should "chacun à son goût" compare equal to "chacun a son 
>gout"?  Should  "plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose" compare equal to  
>"plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose"?
>
Empirically:
761 $ date | tee "chacun à son goût"  "chacun a son gout"
Sat Oct 25 14:28:18 MDT 2025
762 $ head *
==> chacun a son gout <==
Sat Oct 25 14:28:18 MDT 2025

==> chacun à son goût <==
Sat Oct 25 14:28:18 MDT 2025
763 $ 
No.

-- gil

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