Format fix + add try script to 2006/sykes2

The script runs the 'try' section but makes sure to redirect both stderr
and stdout to /dev/null as without it it ruins the show.

Format fixed README.md.

The author suggested to having a table of operator precedence open when
looking at the code so I pointed out operator(7).
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# Best One Liner
Stephen Sykes
Itäinen koulupolku
Kauniainen
Finland
<https://web.archive.org/web/20160316092728/http://www.stephensykes.com/>
@@ -15,26 +13,23 @@ make
## To run:
```sh
./prog
./sykes2
```
## Try:
```sh
while :; do
clear
rm -f sykes2
make sykes2
./sykes2
sleep 1
done
./sykes2.sh
```
This will repeatedly remake the program and run it then sleep for one second for
a nice show of time.
## Judges' Comments:
As they say, "Lather, rinse, repeat"! :-)
If you have the time, figure out how this small 1-line entry works!
If you have the time :-), figure out how this small 1-line entry works!
## Author's remarks:
@@ -45,16 +40,15 @@ The clock numerals are rendered as an old fashioned 7 segment display.
The encodings for which segments light for which number, and for where
each segment appears on screen are hidden in the two strings.
When reading the program, you may want to refer to a table of
operator precedence - careful choices were made to keep the usage of
brackets to a minimum, and to keep the character count as low as
possible.
When reading the program, you may want to refer to a table of operator
precedence (try `man 7 operator`) - careful choices were made to keep the usage
of brackets to a minimum, and to keep the character count as low as possible.
One interesting bit of obfuscation - the null at the end of the second
string actually forms part of the lookup table.
Intel CC warns about the lack of a declaration for the argument to main.
(gcc does not notice this though, even with -Wall.) But anyway it can
Intel CC warns about the lack of a declaration for the argument to `main()`.
(`gcc` does not notice this though, even with `-Wall`.) But anyway it can
easily be declared as int at the expense of 4 more characters.
I'm not sure of the effects on a hard disk of rewriting the same file
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#!/usr/bin/env bash
while :; do
clear
rm -f sykes2
make sykes2 2>/dev/null 1>&2
./sykes2
sleep 1
done