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From: ram%shukra@Sun.COM (Renu Raman, Sun Microsystems)
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Subject: Re: \"+\" filename -> /bin/sh !
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Date: Mon, 19-Oct-87 13:27:32 EDT
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Summary: Try '-' and ...

In article <3351@sol.ARPA>, ken@cs.rochester.edu (Ken Yap) writes:
> Since + is a non-binary, you are effectively doing /bin/sh +.  Try
> this:
> 
> 	/bin/sh +
> 
> and get an interactive sh. In fact any argument starting with +
> will get you the same result.
> 
> My guess is that sh discards arguments starting with + so effectively
> you are doing just /bin/sh. This is on SunOS 3.4.
> 
> 	Ken


      Following Ken's suggestion, try "cat > -;...." - same result (i.e. 
      a new shell).  Also, try "vi +" and "vi -" as well as 
      "emacs +" and "emacs -" (once you have cretae dthe + & - files).

      Wish we have qizzes/trivia like this more often.
      Maybe  a comp.unix.quiz?

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