Subj : This is why FreeBSD...
To   : Angus Mcleod
From : Sniper
Date : Sat Aug 14 2004 04:02 pm

-=> Angus Mcleod Scribbled to Sniper <=-

 AM> @MSGID: <411DBC92.4097.dove-lnx@mybbs.com>
 AM> @REPLY: <411D56A2.1987.doveunix@kia.zapto.org>
 AM>   Re: This is why FreeBSD...
 AM>   By: Sniper to Angus Mcleod on
 AM> Fri Aug 13 2004 22:44:00

 >  AM>     $ echo "Hello world" > hello.text
 >  AM>     $ ls -l hello.txt
 >  AM>     -rw-r--r--  1 amcleod  anjo  6 Aug 13 15:27 hello.text
 >  AM>     chown freddy hello.text
 >  AM>     chown: hello.text: Operation not permitted
 >  AM>     $ man chown
 >
 > Trying to figure out how it found the hello.txt when you "Created"
 > hello.text.  But your ls -l hello.txt would be hard to find unless you
 > renamed the hello.text to hello.txt, or it was already there when you
 > started.  :)
 >
 > So, which is it?  :)

 AM> I TYPED IT IN!!!!!  And I typed it wrong!

 AM> I chose not to cut'n'paste because if youse guys saw the names of the
 AM> files I was actually working on, I'd have to send a squad around and
 AM> have you all eliminated.

I know... :)  I figured that the moment I saw it, but it sure was fun to
point it out.  :)  Its what I call Fat Fingering.  :)



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