Re: [SLUG] Clear file

[Alexander Else]

Angus Lees wrote:

> note also that any zero size file is the world's smallest
> self-replicating program:

I'll dispute this :)  It's not self-replicating, it merely creates an empty
file.  Amongst the other problems I can see, the file will not have execute
permissions and so is not a true replicant.


> touch mkempty
> chmod a+x mkempty
> ./mkempty > file



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