From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [45.79.103.53]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id 93d126f5 for ; Tue, 7 Jan 2020 22:14:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id A6C169BCC5; Wed, 8 Jan 2020 08:14:10 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 38D209BCA9; Wed, 8 Jan 2020 08:13:50 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 7C0469BCA9; Wed, 8 Jan 2020 08:13:47 +1000 (AEST) Received: from viclamta14p.bpe.bigpond.com (viclamta14p.bpe.bigpond.com [203.38.21.78]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8EEE6945FC for ; Wed, 8 Jan 2020 08:13:46 +1000 (AEST) Received: from smtp.telstra.com ([10.10.26.4]) by viclafep14p-svc.bpe.nexus.telstra.com.au with ESMTP id <20200107221344.JQHU6141.viclafep14p-svc.bpe.nexus.telstra.com.au@smtp.telstra.com> for ; Wed, 8 Jan 2020 09:13:44 +1100 X-RG-Spam: Unknown X-RazorGate-Vade: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrgedufedrvdehiedggedtucetufdoteggodetrfdotffvucfrrhhofhhilhgvmecuuffpveftpgfvgffnuffvtfetpdfqfgfvnecuuegrihhlohhuthemucegtddtnecunecujfgurhepfffhvffujgfkfhgfgggtsehmtddtredtreejnecuhfhrohhmpeffrghvvgcujfhorhhsfhgrlhhluceouggrvhgvsehhohhrshhfrghllhdrohhrgheqnecukfhppeduuddtrddugedurdduleefrddvfeefnecurfgrrhgrmhephhgvlhhopegrnhgvuhhrihhnrdhhohhrshhfrghllhdrohhrghdpihhnvghtpeduuddtrddugedurdduleefrddvfeefpdhmrghilhhfrhhomhepoegurghvvgeshhhorhhsfhgrlhhlrdhorhhgqecuuefqffgjpeekuefkvffokffogfdprhgtphhtthhopeeothhuhhhssehtuhhhshdrohhrgheqnecuvehluhhsthgvrhfuihiivgeptd X-RazorGate-Vade-Verdict: clean 0 X-RazorGate-Vade-Classification: clean X-RG-VS-CLASS: clean Received: from aneurin.horsfall.org (110.141.193.233) by smtp.telstra.com (5.8.418) id 5E00C71E02607885 for tuhs@tuhs.org; Wed, 8 Jan 2020 09:13:43 +1100 Received: from aneurin.horsfall.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by aneurin.horsfall.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id 007MDg5C079113 for ; Wed, 8 Jan 2020 09:13:42 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from dave@horsfall.org) Received: from localhost (dave@localhost) by aneurin.horsfall.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) with ESMTP id 007MDegn079110 for ; Wed, 8 Jan 2020 09:13:42 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from dave@horsfall.org) X-Authentication-Warning: aneurin.horsfall.org: dave owned process doing -bs Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2020 09:13:39 +1100 (EST) From: Dave Horsfall To: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: <202001060630.0066U7U7023760@cuzuco.com> User-Agent: Alpine 2.21.9999 (BSF 287 2018-06-16) X-GPG-Public-Key: http://www.horsfall.org/gpgkey.pub X-GPG-Fingerprint: 05B4 FFBC 0218 B438 66E0 587B EF46 7357 EF5E F58B X-Home-Page: http://www.horsfall.org/ X-Witty-Saying: "chmod 666 the_mode_of_the_beast" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="1483753691-1851483136-1578435222=:40155" Subject: Re: [TUHS] # (was Re: sh: cmd | >file) X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --1483753691-1851483136-1578435222=:40155 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT On Tue, 7 Jan 2020, Clem Cole wrote: > Algol-W   From, the Sites book, (Page 10, Section 1 'Terminology)  [Dave, > I'll send you the PDF offline].  For the record, it was received OK; thanks! > The symbol comment followed by any sequence of > characters not -containing semicolons, followed by a > semicolon, is called a comment. A comment has no > effect on the meaning of a program, and is ignored > during execution of the program.  For the benefit of the OP, here is no mention of "#" being a comment in ALGOL(W). -- Dave --1483753691-1851483136-1578435222=:40155--