62 char C self repeater (cheater)
David B. Schnepper
daves at ios.UUCP
Thu Aug 23 05:49:11 AEST 1984
Here's another repeater, much shorter than the 101 record that
I've seen so far. I consider this one a cheater, as it is
possible to break it.
--------------cut line---------------
main(){char b[80],i=open(__FILE__,0);read(i,b,80);printf(b);}
--------------end cut----------------
This program reads in its source and writes it. Will fail
if the source is not present when run. Also assumes your
cpp has the "__FILE__" construct (is that standard?). It
DOES pass the
cc file.c
a.out >tmp
cmp tmp file.c
test.
The program can be made shorter if we assume the file name is "y.c"
or somesuch. (Replace __FILE__).
I **don't** consider this a proper entry in the "shortest c"
contest, as the executable will not always reproduce its source.
Dave Schnepper
ios!daves
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