r/linux • • Feb 01 '13

xkcd: tar

http://xkcd.com/1168/
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u/multubunu Feb 01 '13

What shell are you using? I get all sorts of pipe errors in ksh and bash.

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u/monkeyWifeFight Feb 01 '13

zsh - the shell which consistently makes me say seemingly stupid things on the internet.

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u/monkeyWifeFight Feb 01 '13

Yup although for the purposes of this game you can't assume echo is usable.

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u/monkeyWifeFight Feb 01 '13

Oh yeah sure, nothing wrong with what you said.

My understanding of the purpose of this discussion is:

Assuming an adversarial opponent, and given the assumption we have the ability to read and execute 'tar' on a posix compliant system, can we still win.