Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!gatech!hao!oddjob!matt From: matt@oddjob.UChicago.EDU (I am not a Grook) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: Stupid Unix question (may be amusing) Message-ID: <3788@oddjob.UChicago.EDU> Date: Tue, 19-May-87 13:35:07 EDT Article-I.D.: oddjob.3788 Posted: Tue May 19 13:35:07 1987 Date-Received: Wed, 20-May-87 05:32:08 EDT References: <6241@dartvax.UUCP> Reply-To: matt@oddjob.uchicago.edu (I am not a Grook) Organization: Department of Entropy Lines: 6 ) How come, when I type in " cat > '\'" on dartvax I get logged out? Gee, Earle, I dunno. I tried the same keystrokes on my vax running 4.3 and I created a file with a one-character name, that character having an ascii code of 0177. There was no problem with catting the file or deleting it. Maybe you shoud be asking your question locally?