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From: kjchapman@wateng.UUCP (Kevin J. Chapman)
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Subject: Fun with error messages cont'd...
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Date: Thu, 7-Feb-85 15:23:52 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb  7 15:23:52 1985
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             Remember the flood of UNIX error message jokes a few months
    ago?  They included typing "gotta light?" to the "c" shell and "make
    love" to any shell.  Well I was fooling around today & came up with
    a couple that I don't remember seeing.

        1)  Typing "rm God" will result in the message "rm: God nonexistent".
           (Actually this one may have appeared before....)

	2)  This one's a bit obscure. Typing "!1984" to the "c" shell (if 
	   you've typed fewer than 1984 commands) will give rise to:
	   "1984 : History substitution not found"
		
		Hint: what did Winston Smith do at the Ministry of Truth? 


                          Kevin Chapman
                          Computer Communications Networks Group
                          Waterversity of Uniloo
                          'Loo, Ont., Canada