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From: dave@circadia.UUCP (David Messer)
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Subject: Re: Re: new 'echo'
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Date: Thu, 25-Apr-85 01:09:07 EDT
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> >	for(i=1; i<argc; i++) {
> >		if ((! qflg) && ((! rflg) || (rflg && (random()&08)))) {
> >			fputs(argv[i], stdout);
> >			if (i < argc-1)
> >				putchar(' ');
> >		}
> 
> random()&08?  Is this some new kind of octal digit?

Yes!  The new standard for octal is:  00-17(8) == 00-15(10).  This
allows for a greater range of octal constants and is seen as a new
improvement to ADA.
:-)

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Dave Messer   ...ihnp4!stolaf!umn-cs!circadia!dave