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Re: [Help-bash] Why "; ;" is a syntax error?
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Matthew Cengia |
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Re: [Help-bash] Why "; ;" is a syntax error? |
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Wed, 24 Jun 2015 22:15:39 +1000 |
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On 2015-06-24 08:11, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 12:32:07AM -0400, Chris F.A. Johnson wrote:
> > On Tue, 23 Jun 2015, Dennis Williamson wrote:
> > >On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 10:25 PM, Peng Yu <address@hidden> wrote:
> > >>Hi, "; ;" is a syntax error.
> > >; is also a syntax error
> > As is &
> So is )(|\&
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> Whee! This is fun!
And yet nasty unpleasant code that nobody should ever run because it's
dangerous, like :(){ :|:& };: is completely valid. What a crime against
syntax and grammar! (I honestly can't understand the value in
questioning the grammar in this manner)
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Regards,
Matthew Cengia
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Re: [Help-bash] Why "; ;" is a syntax error?, Dan Douglas, 2015/06/24