arguments to echo cmd (contains sensitive language)
Bob "Kat" Kaplan
bob at cadovax.UUCP
Tue Apr 9 09:01:23 AEST 1985
> If echo didn't print its arguments, what good would it be?!?
Even though the original question was an April fool's joke, I have
a valid (?) use of the echo command where I don't want the arguments
printed.
I wanted the computer to respond appropriately when the user enters
the word 'fuck.' Unfortunately, since echo prints its arguments, the
alias (csh - 4.2 bsd):
alias fuck 'echo Watch your language, asshole\!'
produces a conversation as follows:
% fuck you
Watch your language, asshole! you
To prevent the echoing of the user's arguments, I used the alias:
alias fuck 'echo Watch your language, asshole\! ; echo \!* > /dev/null'
--
Bob Kaplan
"Our love burns like fire, then turns to ashes."
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