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So to be clear, the article isn't suggesting that e.g. github will interpret the ANSI escape sequences, but they will be when you `git log` from a command line,
by thom_nic 11y ago
So to be clear, the article isn't suggesting that e.g. github will interpret the ANSI escape sequences, but they will be when you `git log` from a command line, right?
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- tempodox 11y agoWe cannot know (in principle) what GitHub does with data streams sent their way, but in the case of the blinking, the target is your terminal. It will interpret and “execute” (by modifying display) any text it is given.
- johnmaguire2013 11y agoCorrect, this is an ANSI escape code[1] interpreted by terminals, not XSS. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_escape_code https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_escape_code