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From: jeffj@mcs213j.cs.umr.edu (Jeff Jenness)
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Subject: Re: Self-printing C program
Summary: Self reproducing C program
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In article <38724@unix.cis.pitt.edu> meyer@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Timothy S. Meyer) writes:
>
>Seems to me I saw a self-printing C program a few years back in CACM or
>Computer magazine, but I can't seem to find it.  Can anyone give me a
>reference for such a program?  (A self-printing program is one that 
>outputs a copy of its own text and is more of a recreational interest I
>think.)
>
>Any help will be appreciated.

Here is an example of what you are looking for:

char p[]="char p[]=%c%s%c;main(){printf(p,34,p,34);}";main(){printf(p,34,p,34);}

Hope this helps,

-- 
Jeff Jenness
University of Missouri - Rolla
jeffj@cs.umr.edu