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This is the only right answer here IMO. Dunno what it is doing sitting down the bottom with no votes...

Graeme
– Graeme

2014-12-24 10:54:34 +00:00
Commented Dec 24, 2014 at 10:54
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@Graeme: maybe because it's utterly unreadable ?

ssc
– ssc

2016-02-06 14:04:09 +00:00
Commented Feb 6, 2016 at 14:04
I upvoted but then retracted it-- yes, this answer is a mess, It seems to be on a useful track, but it's not at all clear what the code snippit is trying to do-- the first line is a comment and the second one is an error (in bash, anyway). Could use some work.

Don Hatch
– Don Hatch

2018-10-05 20:41:18 +00:00
Commented Oct 5, 2018 at 20:41
Oh I see, the first version of the answer was clearer (still an error on 2nd line if you actually try to run it though)... and then a series of edits completely trashed the code sample so it's now nonsense. Could use another pass or two :-)

Don Hatch
– Don Hatch

2018-10-05 20:43:14 +00:00
Commented Oct 5, 2018 at 20:43

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