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Even if # isn't / wasn't special, it's still exceedingly unlikely to be a valid program name, nor is it likely for a valid program name to begin with #. The pr
by mjevans 6y ago
Even if # isn't / wasn't special, it's still exceedingly unlikely to be a valid program name, nor is it likely for a valid program name to begin with #. The practical effect should be the same as it having been special.
- taviso 6y agoRight, but the story sounds plausible because accidentally pasting '# foo > bar' would safely neuter everything else on the line. If # isn't special, then the rest of the line is still parsed, so pasting '# foo || bar' or '# foo > baz' does do something.