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| Date: | Fri, 29 Oct 2004 15:52:35 -0400 (EDT) |
| From: | Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu> |
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| To: | Colin JN Breame <colin AT breame DOT com> |
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| Subject: | Re: What is aux???! |
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On Fri, 29 Oct 2004, Colin JN Breame wrote:
> Try this:
>
> $ mkdir aux
> mkdir: `aux' exists but is not a directory
>
> $ cat aux
> (hangs)
>
> $ ./aux
^^^^^^^
Given the subject, I especially like this one... :-)
Igor
> (hangs)
>
> $ ls aux
> aux
>
> $ rm aux
> $
>
> Yours bemused,
> -- Colin
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