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Re: What is aux???!
- From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha at cs dot nyu dot edu>
- To: Colin JN Breame <colin at breame dot com>
- Cc: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 15:52:35 -0400 (EDT)
- Subject: Re: What is aux???!
- References: <418256F7.2090007@breame.com>
- Reply-to: cygwin at cygwin dot com
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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