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Add section on concealment

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The Magician 2023-11-07 12:59:59 +00:00
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@ -401,7 +401,26 @@ section_inverse() {
section_conceal() {
title "Code 8; Conceal, or Hide"
printf "TODO\n"
printf "Code 8 causes text to be hidden from view.\n"
printf "This appears to be achieved by setting the foreground color to be equal to the background color, thus rendering the text illegible.\n"
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subtitle "Examples of Concealed Text"
printf "Here are four instances of the text \"THIS TEXT IS HIDDEN\", displayed on both the default background color and a cyan background.\n"
printf "The second of each pair has code 8 enabled to cause the text to be hidden.\n"
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printf "THIS TEXT IS HIDDEN\n"
printf "\e[8mTHIS TEXT IS HIDDEN\e[0m\n"
printf "\e[46mTHIS TEXT IS HIDDEN\e[0m\n"
printf "\e[8;46mTHIS TEXT IS HIDDEN\e[0m\n"
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printf "Please note that using this code to hide text is NOT a security feature.\n"
printf "You will observe that, if using a pager such as \`less\` to view this text, you will still be able to find all instances of the text using the search function.\n"
printf "Likewise, if output from a program which uses this code is redirected to a file, then the \"concealed\" text will be visible in that file.\n"
printf "It is NOT SAFE to output sensitive information, such as passwords or API keys, using this code.\n"
}
section_strikethrough() {