--- common/options.c	Sat Jun 24 16:24:02 2000
+++ /home/mzaki/options.c	Mon Sep 11 23:08:56 2000
@@ -551,6 +551,7 @@
 				if (emit_quotes)
 					*op++ = '"';
 				for (; dp < data + len; dp++) {
+					if (*dp == '\0') continue;
 					if (!isascii (*dp) ||
 					    !isprint (*dp)) {
 						sprintf (op, "\\%03o",