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- From: tim@crash.canon.co.uk
- Newsgroups: alt.hackers
- Subject: Re: lucky : -)
- Message-ID: <92Nov18.2111.22048@crash.canon.co.uk>
- Date: 18 Nov 92 21:11:45 GMT
- References: <92Nov12.1726.1222@crash.canon.co.uk> <9231622.8192@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> <1992Nov18.103540.8284@thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu>
- Sender: Tim F O'Donoghue <uunet!canon!tim>
- Organization: me myself and i
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- Approved: whoami@hostname
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- mouse@thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu writes:
- :
- |> /usr/ucb/more /usr/ucb/which>/usr/ucb/which.safe
- |> /usr/ucb/compress -c /bin/chmod|/usr/ucb/uncompress>/usr/ucb/which
- |
- |Why use two different methods to copy files?
-
- Because I'm an obfuscated bastard. I was trying to look for a solution
- with the same look and feel as the original. Just my luck to get picked
- up on by a real hacker.
-
- |Besides, if you've lost the execute bits on /bin, compress will be
- |unable to look up /bin/chmod.
-
- The original problem involved "chmod 644 /bin/*" so it woulda worked,
- albeit non optimally.
-
- Tx. [I repeat, not a hacker]
- --
- Tim F O'Donoghue <tim@crash.canon.co.uk> <uunet!canon!tim>
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