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Re: Unix * weirdness
From: hardy () RAINEY BLUENEPTUNE COM (Scott Hardy)
Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2000 14:37:55 -0800
Yes, that is an ancient "feature" that is well known. You used to be able to use 'touch' on most systems to make files like that, now on many (e.g. Solaris) you need to do something like: echo " ">>'-rf *' ...to make newbie-trap files. Just another good reason to leave '.' out of your path statement. You can find a similar "feature" in most ftp's mget, where files named '|sh' and such will execute commands. -- S.
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- Re: Unix * weirdness, (continued)
- Re: Unix * weirdness Warner Losh (Jan 01)
- Re: Unix * weirdness Bernie Cosell (Jan 01)
- Re: Unix * weirdness Blue Boar (Jan 01)
- iishack/tesoiis.c - What's wrong ? Ory Segal (Jan 03)
- Re: iishack/tesoiis.c - What's wrong ? Seth Georgion (Jan 03)
- Re: iishack/tesoiis.c - What's wrong ? The Underground Legendary Emperor (Jan 04)
- Re: Unix * weirdness Blue Boar (Jan 01)