I envy newbies
Fredrik Lundh
fredrik at pythonware.com
Sun Jul 18 11:15:14 EDT 1999
Tim Peters <tim_one at email.msn.com> wrote:
> > Usually, these things modify the path by simply adding a line like this:
> >
> > PATH=L:\BC5\BIN;%PATH%
>
> That's cute: they rely on a bug in the PATH cmd <wink>? The "=" should be
> a blank, or "set " should preface this, although as given it works by
> accident.
it's an old quirk in command.com (and friends). it has
always treated "=" as a kind whitespace. try:
echo=>q
copy=q==qq
type====qq
more<====q
echo===(etc)
probably something they inherited from CP/M...
python=spam.py doesn't really work, though...
</F>
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the king-sized mattress with bills 232,347,457.26 bills
deep. That means Bill would have a jump of 997,199
inches or 15.73 miles to get from the bed to the floor
each morning, not counting the thickness of the bed
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