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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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