Merge pull request #2095 from xexyl/mills22015-try

Improve 2015/mills2/try.sh

2013/endoh3/try.sh

@@ -32,43 +32,22 @@ endoh3()
     fi
     if [[ -f "$1" && -r "$1" ]]; then
 	if [[ -n "$SOX" ]]; then
-	    echo "$ cat $1 | ./endoh3 | $SOX -q -traw -r8000 -b8 -e unsigned-integer - -tcoreaudio" 1>&2
+	    echo "$ ./endoh3 < $1 | $SOX -q -traw -r8000 -b8 -e unsigned-integer - -tcoreaudio" 1>&2
 	    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to continue: "
 	    echo 1>&2
-	    # The author suggested the form below and it simplifies the command
+	    ./endoh3 < "$1" | "$SOX" -q -traw -r8000 -b8 -e unsigned-integer - -tcoreaudio
-	    # as well so we disable the supposed useless cat (there are no
-	    # useless cats).
-	    #
-	    # SC2002 (style): Useless cat. Consider 'cmd < file | ..' or 'cmd file | ..' instead.
-	    # https://www.shellcheck.net/wiki/SC2002
-	    # shellcheck disable=SC2002
-	    cat "$1" | ./endoh3 | "$SOX" -q -traw -r8000 -b8 -e unsigned-integer - -tcoreaudio
 	    echo 1>&2
 	elif [[ -n "$PADSP" ]]; then
-	    echo "$ cat $1 | ./endoh3 | $PADSP tee /dev/dsp > /dev/null" 1>&2
+	    echo "$ ./endoh3 < $1 | $PADSP tee /dev/dsp > /dev/null" 1>&2
 	    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to continue: "
 	    echo 1>&2
-	    # The author suggested the form below and it simplifies the command
+	    ./endoh3 < "$1" | "$PADSP" tee /dev/dsp > /dev/null
-	    # as well so we disable the supposed useless cat (there are no
-	    # useless cats).
-	    #
-	    # SC2002 (style): Useless cat. Consider 'cmd < file | ..' or 'cmd file | ..' instead.
-	    # https://www.shellcheck.net/wiki/SC2002
-	    # shellcheck disable=SC2002
-	    cat "$1" | ./endoh3 | "$PADSP" tee /dev/dsp > /dev/null
 	    echo 1>&2
 	elif [[ -n "$RUBY" ]]; then
-	    echo "$ cat $1 | ./endoh3 | $RUBY wavify.rb > $1.wav" 1>&2
+	    echo "$ ./endoh3 < $1 | $RUBY wavify.rb > $1.wav" 1>&2
 	    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to continue: "
 	    echo 1>&2
-	    # The author suggested the form below and it simplifies the command
+	    ./endoh3 < "$1" | "$RUBY" wavify.rb > "$1".wav
-	    # as well so we disable the supposed useless cat (there are no
-	    # useless cats).
-	    #
-	    # SC2002 (style): Useless cat. Consider 'cmd < file | ..' or 'cmd file | ..' instead.
-	    # https://www.shellcheck.net/wiki/SC2002
-	    # shellcheck disable=SC2002
-	    cat "$1" | ./endoh3 | "$RUBY" wavify.rb > "$1".wav
 	    echo "Now try playing $1.wav in a program that plays WAV files." 1>&2
 	    echo 1>&2
 	else

2014/vik/.gitignore

@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ indent.o
 prog
 prog.alt
 prog.orig
-prog.raw
+*.raw

2014/vik/Makefile

@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ clean:
 clobber: clean
 	${RM} -f ${TARGET} ${ALT_TARGET}
 	${RM} -rf *.dSYM
-	${RM} -f audio_file.raw prog.raw
+	${RM} -f *.raw
 	@-if [ -e sandwich ]; then \
 	    ${RM} -f sandwich; \
 	    echo 'ate sandwich'; \

2014/vik/README.md

@@ -23,16 +23,16 @@ For more detailed information see [2014 vik in bugs.md](/bugs.md#2014-vik).
 ## To use:
 
 ```sh
-./prog > foo.c
+echo foo | ./prog > audio_file.raw
+
+echo foo | ./prog | mplayer -demuxer rawaudio -
 ```
 
 
 ## Try:
 
 ```sh
-echo 'Want to hear me beep?' | ./prog > audio_file.raw
+./try.sh
-
-echo 'No. I want chocolate!' | ./prog | mplayer -demuxer rawaudio -
 ```
 
 

2014/vik/try.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# try.sh - demonstrate IOCCC winner 2014/vik
+#
+
+# make sure CC is set so that when we do make CC="$CC" it isn't empty. Doing it
+# this way allows us to have the user specify a different compiler in an easy
+# way.
+if [[ -z "$CC" ]]; then
+    CC="cc"
+fi
+
+make CC="$CC" all >/dev/null || exit 1
+
+# clear screen after compilation so that only the entry is shown
+clear
+
+# remove target files for saving them
+rm -f beep.raw chocolate.raw
+
+write_to_raw()
+{
+    if [[ "$#" -ne 2 ]]; then
+	echo "$0: usage: write_to_raw file arg" 1>&2
+	return
+    fi
+
+    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: echo $2 | ./prog > $1.raw: "
+    echo "$2" | ./prog > "$1".raw
+}
+
+# now determine if we have mplayer(1)
+MPLAYER="$(type -P mplayer)"
+if [[ -n "$MPLAYER" ]]; then
+    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to play: 'Want to hear me beep?': "
+    echo 1>&2
+    echo "$ echo 'Want to hear me beep?' | ./prog | mplayer -demuxer rawaudio -" 1>&2
+    echo 'Want to hear me beep?' | ./prog | mplayer -demuxer rawaudio -
+    echo 1>&2
+    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog e < beep.raw: "
+    echo 1>&2
+    ./prog e < beep.raw
+    echo 1>&2
+
+    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to play: 'No. I want chocolate!': "
+    echo 1>&2
+    echo "$ echo 'No. I want chocolate!' | ./prog | mplayer -demuxer rawaudio - | tee chocolate.raw" 1>&2
+    echo 'No. I want chocolate!' | ./prog | mplayer -demuxer rawaudio - | tee chocolate.raw
+    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog e < chocolate.raw: "
+    echo 1>&2
+fi
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: echo 'Want to hear me beep?' | ./prog > beep.raw: "
+echo 1>&2
+echo 'Want to hear me beep?' | ./prog > beep.raw
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog e < beep.raw: "
+echo 1>&2
+./prog e < beep.raw
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: echo 'No. I want chocolate!' | ./prog > chocolate.raw: "
+echo 1>&2
+echo 'No. I want chocolate!' | ./prog > chocolate.raw
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog e < chocolate.raw: "
+echo 1>&2
+./prog e < chocolate.raw

2015/burton/try.sh

@@ -15,41 +15,52 @@ make CC="$CC" all >/dev/null || exit 1
 # clear screen after compilation so that only the entry is shown
 clear
 
-echo "$ ./calc '?0x3343<<2'" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./calc '?0x3343<<2': "
+echo 1>&2
 ./calc '?0x3343<<2'
+echo 1>&2
 
-echo "$ echo '?0x3343<<2' | ./ecalc" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: echo '?0x3343<<2' | ./ecalc: "
+echo 1>&2
 echo '?0x3343<<2' | ./ecalc
-
-
-echo "$ grep '[0-9]' prog.c" 1>&2
-read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to continue (notice how there are no digits!): "
-echo 1>&2
-grep -c '[0-9]' prog.c
-
-read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./calc < test.in: "
-echo 1>&2
-./calc < test.in
 echo 1>&2
 
-read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to show try.this.txt: "
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: grep '[0-9]' prog.c || echo \"no digits in prog.c!\": "
 echo 1>&2
-cat try.this.txt
+grep -q '[0-9]' prog.c || echo "no digits in prog.c!"
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to show calc.in (space = next page, q = quit): "
+echo 1>&2
+less -rEXFK test.in
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./calc < test.in (space = next page, q = quit): "
+echo 1>&2
+./calc < test.in | less -rEXFK
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to show try.this.txt (space = next page, q = quit): "
+echo 1>&2
+less -rEXFK try.this.txt
 echo 1>&2
 
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./calc < try.this.txt: "
 echo 1>&2
 ./calc < try.this.txt
 
-read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to show the hex value of 42: "
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./calc 42 # show hex value of 42: "
 echo 1>&2
-echo "$ ./calc 42" 1>&2
 ./calc 42
+echo 1>&2
 
-read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./calc '1<<22-1' (show mask value for 22 bits): "
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./calc '1<<22-1' # show mask value for 22 bits: "
 echo 1>&2
 ./calc '1<<22-1'
+echo 1>&2
 
-read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./calc ?0x11223344 (byte-swapped value of 0x11223344): "
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./calc ?0x11223344 # byte-swapped value of 0x11223344: "
 echo 1>&2
 ./calc ?0x11223344
+echo 1>&2

2015/duble/README.md

@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ echo Some text | ./prog
 ./try.sh
 ```
 
+As the script says if you want to move to the next command at any point
+(lorem-ipsum.txt takes a while to print in particular) you may do so by hitting
+ctrl-c/sending intr.
+
 
 ## Alternate code:
 

2015/duble/try.sh

@@ -15,24 +15,60 @@ make CC="$CC" all >/dev/null || exit 1
 # clear screen after compilation so that only the entry is shown
 clear
 
-echo "$ echo \"Hello, world!\" | ./prog" 1>&2
+# set it so that when program is terminated through various signals we re-enable
+# the cursor
+trap "tput cnorm;echo" 0 1 2 3 15
+
+# temporarily disable cursor
+tput civis
+
+echo "If you wish to move to the next command during the output of the current" 1>&2
+echo "you may send ctrl-c/intr to do so. This might be especially useful if you" 1>&2
+echo "get tired of watching lorem-ipsum.txt." 1>&2
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: echo \"Hello, world!\" | ./prog: "
+echo 1>&2
 echo "Hello, world!" | ./prog
+echo 1>&2
 
-echo "$ echo \"IOCCC 2015\" | ./prog" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: echo \"IOCCC 2015\" | ./prog: "
+echo 1>&2
 echo "IOCCC 2015" | ./prog
+echo 1>&2
 
-echo "$ DRAFT=1 ./prog < prog.c" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to show prog.c (space = next page, q = quit): "
+echo 1>&2
+less -rEXFK prog.c
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: DRAFT=1 ./prog < prog.c: "
+echo 1>&2
 DRAFT=1 ./prog < prog.c
+echo 1>&2
 
-echo "$ ./prog < prog.c" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog < prog.c: "
+echo 1>&2
 ./prog < prog.c
+echo 1>&2
 
-echo "$ ./prog < lorem-ipsum.txt" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to show lorem-ipsum.txt (space = next page, q = quit): "
+echo 1>&2
+less -rEXFK lorem-ipsum.txt
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog < lorem-ipsum.txt: "
+echo 1>&2
 ./prog < lorem-ipsum.txt
+echo 1>&2
 
 echo "Type in text, hitting enter after each line." 1>&2
 echo "Watch the output each time and try again." 1>&2
 echo "Hit ctrl-c to exit." 1>&2
 echo 1>&2
-echo "$ ./prog" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to start: "
+echo 1>&2
 ./prog
+
+# make sure to re-enable cursor
+tput cnorm

2015/endoh2/try.sh

@@ -15,20 +15,28 @@ make CC="$CC" all >/dev/null || exit 1
 # clear screen after compilation so that only the entry is shown
 clear
 
-echo "$ cat prog.c" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: cat prog.c: "
+echo 1>&2
 cat prog.c
 echo 1>&2
 
-echo "$ ./prog | diff -s - prog.c"
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog: "
-./prog | diff -s - prog.c
+echo 1>&2
+./prog
 echo 1>&2
 
-echo "$ less -EXF prog.c" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: less -rEXFK prog.c: "
-read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to continue: "
+echo 1>&2
 less -EXF prog.c
 echo 1>&2
 
-echo "$ wc -c prog.c" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog | diff -s - prog.c: "
+echo 1>&2
+./prog | diff -s - prog.c
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: wc -c prog.c: "
+echo 1>&2
 wc -c prog.c
 echo 1>&2
 echo "Can you figure out the inconsistencies?" 1>&2

2015/endoh3/try.sh

@@ -13,24 +13,22 @@ fi
 # clear screen so that only the entry is shown
 clear
 
-read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: less -EXF prog.c (space = next page, q = quit): "
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: less -rEXFK prog.c (space = next page, q = quit): "
 echo 1>&2
 less -EXF prog.c
 echo 1>&2
 
-echo "$ make future" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to: make future: "
+echo 1>&2
 make future || exit 1
-
 echo 1>&2
 echo 1>&2
 
 echo "Will go back to the future and run 1984/mullender through prog. To quit" 1>&2
-echo "the program hit ctrl-c/intr." 1>&2
+echo "the program hit ctrl-c/intr. We suggest you try hitting enter or another" 1>&2
+echo "key when the output reaches the end of the line." 1>&2
 echo 1>&2
-echo "You might want to try hitting enter or another key when the output reaches" 1>&2
-echo "the end of the line." 1>&2
 echo 1>&2
-read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to continue: "
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog: "
 echo 1>&2
-echo "$ ./prog" 1>&2
 ./prog

2015/endoh4/try.sh

@@ -15,44 +15,61 @@ make CC="$CC" all >/dev/null || exit 1
 # clear screen after compilation so that only the entry is shown
 clear
 
+# check if perl is installed (for later)
 PERL="$(type -P perl)"
 
-echo "$ ./prog @" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog @: "
+echo 1>&2
 ./prog @
+echo 1>&2
 
-echo "$ ./prog @ @" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog @ @: "
+echo 1>&2
 ./prog @ @
+echo 1>&2
 
-echo "$ ./prog @ @ @" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog @ @ @: "
+echo 1>&2
 ./prog @ @ @
+echo 1>&2
 
-echo "$ ./prog @ @ @ @ @" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog @ @ @ @ @: "
+echo 1>&2
 ./prog @ @ @ @ @
+echo 1>&2
 
-echo "$ ./prog @ @ @ @ @ @" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog @ @ @ @ @ @: "
+echo 1>&2
 ./prog @ @ @ @ @ @
+echo 1>&2
 
-echo "$ ./prog @ @ @ @ @ @ @" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog @ @ @ @ @ @ @: "
+echo 1>&2
 ./prog @ @ @ @ @ @ @
+echo 1>&2
 
-echo "$ ./prog @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @: "
+echo 1>&2
 ./prog @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
+echo 1>&2
 
-echo "$ ./prog @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @: "
+echo 1>&2
 ./prog @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
+echo 1>&2
 
-echo "$ ./prog @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @: "
+echo 1>&2
 ./prog @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
+echo 1>&2
 
-echo "$ ./prog \"\$(< Makefile)\"" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog \"\$(< Makefile)\": "
-read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to continue: "
 echo 1>&2
 ./prog "$(< Makefile)"
+echo 1>&2
 
 if [[ -n "$PERL" ]]; then
-    echo "$ ./prog \$($PERL -e 'print "@ " x (2*3*5*7);')" 1>&2
+    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog \"\$($PERL -e 'print \"@ \" x (2*3*5*7);')\": "
-    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to continue: "
     echo 1>&2
     ./prog "$($PERL -e 'print "@ " x (2*3*5*7);')"
 fi
-

2015/hou/README.md

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ echo something | ./prog
 ## Try:
 
 ```sh
-echo "" | ./prog
+./try.sh
 ```
 
 

2015/hou/try.sh

@@ -16,30 +16,47 @@ make CC="$CC" all >/dev/null || exit 1
 clear
 
 
-echo "$ echo IOCCC | ./prog" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: echo IOCCC | ./prog: "
+echo 1>&2
 echo IOCCC | ./prog
 echo 1>&2
 
-echo "$ ./prog < rfc1321.txt" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: head -n 13 rfc1321.txt (space = next page, q = quit): "
-./prog < rfc1321.txt
+echo 1>&2
+head rfc1321.txt -n 13 | less -rEXFK
 echo 1>&2
 
-echo "$ echo \"\" | ./prog" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog < rfc1321.txt: "
+echo 1>&2
+./prog < rfc1321.txt | less -rEXFK
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: echo \"\" | ./prog: "
+echo 1>&2
 echo "" | ./prog
 echo 1>&2
 
-echo "For the next two, observe the magical values: "
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to show prog.c (space = next page, q = quit): "
-read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to continue: "
+echo 1>&2
+less -rEXFK prog.c
+echo 1>&2
+
+echo "For the next two, observe the magical values."
+echo 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog < prog.c | cut -c-5: "
 echo 1>&2
-echo "$ ./prog < prog.c | cut -c-5" 1>&2
 ./prog < prog.c | cut -c-5
 
-echo "$ ./prog < Makefile | cut -c-4" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog < Makefile | cut -c-4: "
+echo 1>&2
 ./prog < Makefile | cut -c-4
 echo 1>&2
 
-echo "$ wc -c large" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: wc -c large: "
+echo 1>&2
 wc -c large
+echo 1>&2
 
-echo "$ ./prog < large" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog < large: "
+echo 1>&2
 ./prog < large

2015/howe/.gitignore

@@ -1,31 +1,12 @@
 #
 # sort with: sort -d -u
-123.tmp
-1.tmp
-ABCABBA.tmp
-ABCDEFGHIJK.tmp
-ABCDEF.tmp
-ABCDE.tmp
-ABCD.tmp
-ABCEFGIJKDEFGHIJK.tmp
-ABD.tmp
-ABXYEFCD.tmp
-ACBDEACBED.tmp
-ACDBECFD.tmp
-ACEBDABBABED.tmp
-A.tmp
-CBABAC.tmp
-EMPTY.tmp
-curds.tmp
 *.dSYM
 indent
 indent.c
 indent.o
 makeholes
-nuked.tmp
-patch.tmp
 prog
 prog.alt
 prog.orig
+*.tmp
 war-and-peace.txt
-whey.tmp

2015/howe/Makefile

@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ clean:
 clobber: clean
 	${RM} -f ${TARGET} ${ALT_TARGET}
 	${RM} -rf *.dSYM
-	${RM} -f curds.tmp nuked.tmp whey.tmp makeholes
+	${RM} -f makeholes *.tmp
 	@-if [ -e sandwich ]; then \
 	    ${RM} -f sandwich; \
 	    echo 'ate sandwich'; \

2015/howe/try.sh

@@ -16,22 +16,78 @@ make CC="$CC" all >/dev/null || exit 1
 clear
 
 
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog prog.alt.c prog.c: "
+echo 1>&2
 ./prog prog.alt.c prog.c
+echo 1>&2
 
-make test
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: make test (space = next page, q = quit): "
+echo 1>&2
+make test | less -rEXFK
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog -d ABXYEFCD.tmp ACDBECFD.tmp: "
+echo 1>&2
 ./prog -d ABXYEFCD.tmp ACDBECFD.tmp
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog ABXYEFCD.tmp ACDBECFD.tmp: "
+echo 1>&2
 ./prog ABXYEFCD.tmp ACDBECFD.tmp
+echo 1>&2
 
 rm -f curds.tmp whey.tmp
-cp -f cc.1 curds.tmp
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: cp -vf cc.1 curds.tmp: "
-cp -f cc.1 whey.tmp
+echo 1>&2
-chmod 666 whey.tmp
+cp -vf cc.1 curds.tmp
-make makeholes
+echo 1>&2
-./makeholes -n 1000 whey.tmp
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: cp -vf cc.1 whey.tmp: "
-./prog curds.tmp whey.tmp
+echo 1>&2
-./avgtime.sh 100 ./prog curds.tmp whey.tmp
+cp -vf cc.1 whey.tmp
 
-cp -f war-and-peace.txt nuked.tmp
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: chmod -v 666 whey.tmp: "
+echo 1>&2
+chmod -v 666 whey.tmp
+echo 1>&2
+
+if [[ ! -x makeholes ]]; then
+    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: make makeholes: "
+    echo 1>&2
+    make makeholes
+    echo 1>&2
+fi
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./makeholes -n 1000 whey.tmp: "
+echo 1>&2
+./makeholes -n 1000 whey.tmp
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog curds.tmp whey.tmp (space = next page, q = quit): "
+echo 1>&2
+./prog curds.tmp whey.tmp | less -rEXFK
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./avgtime.sh 100 ./prog curds.tmp whey.tmp: "
+echo 1>&2
+./avgtime.sh 100 ./prog curds.tmp whey.tmp
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: cp -vf war-and-peace.txt nuked.tmp: "
+echo 1>&2
+cp -vf war-and-peace.txt nuked.tmp
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./makeholes -c'~' -n 1000 nuked.tmp: "
+echo 1>&2
 ./makeholes -c'~' -n 1000 nuked.tmp
-./prog war-and-peace.txt nuked.tmp
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog war-and-peace.txt nuked.tmp (space = next page, q = quit): "
+echo 1>&2
+./prog war-and-peace.txt nuked.tmp | less -rEXFK
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./avgtime.sh 100 ./prog war-and-peace.txt nuked.tmp: "
+echo 1>&2
 ./avgtime.sh 100 ./prog war-and-peace.txt nuked.tmp
+echo 1>&2

2015/mills2/try.sh

@@ -15,47 +15,51 @@ make CC="$CC" all >/dev/null || exit 1
 # clear screen after compilation so that only the entry is shown
 clear
 
-
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: printf '000I\236\f\31H\260\240\301\203' > ioccc.Z: "
-echo "$ printf '000I\236\f\31H\260\240\301\203' > ioccc.Z" 1>&2
+echo 1>&2
 printf '000I\236\f\31H\260\240\301\203' > ioccc.Z
 echo 1>&2
 
-echo "$ ./prog ioccc.Z" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog ioccc.Z: "
+echo 1>&2
 ./prog ioccc.Z
 echo 1>&2
 
-echo "$ dd bs=512 count=128 < /dev/urandom > test1" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: dd bs=512 count=128 < /dev/urandom > test1: "
+echo 1>&2
 dd bs=512 count=128 < /dev/urandom > test1
 echo 1>&2
 
-echo "$ compress < test1 > test1.Z" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: compress < test1 > test1.Z: "
+echo 1>&2
 compress < test1 > test1.Z
 echo 1>&2
 
-echo "$ time ./prog test1.Z | cmp - test1" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: time ./prog test1.Z | diff -s - test1: "
-time ./prog test1.Z | cmp - test1
+echo 1>&2
+time ./prog test1.Z | diff -s - test1
 echo 1>&2
 
-echo "$ dd bs=512 count=128 < /dev/zero > test2" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: dd bs=512 count=128 < /dev/zero > test2: "
+echo 1>&2
 dd bs=512 count=128 < /dev/zero > test2
 echo 1>&2
 
-echo "$ compress < test2 > test2.Z" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: compress < test2 > test2.Z: "
+echo 1>&2
 compress < test2 > test2.Z
 echo 1>&2
 
-echo "$ time ./prog test2.Z | cmp - test2" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: time ./prog test2.Z | diff -s - test2: "
-time ./prog test2.Z | cmp - test2
+echo 1>&2
+time ./prog test2.Z | diff -s - test2
 echo 1>&2
 
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog ioccc_guidelines.txt.Z (space = next page, q = quit): "
+echo 1>&2
+./prog ioccc_guidelines.txt.Z | less -rEXFK
+echo 1>&2
 
-echo "$ ./prog ioccc_guidelines.txt.Z" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog ioccc_rules.txt.Z (space = next page, q = quit): "
-read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to continue (space = next page, q = quit): "
 echo 1>&2
-./prog ioccc_guidelines.txt.Z | less -EXF
+./prog ioccc_rules.txt.Z | less -rEXFK
-
-echo 1>&2
-echo "$ ./prog ioccc_rules.txt.Z" 1>&2
-read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to continue (space = next page, q = quit): "
-echo 1>&2
-./prog ioccc_rules.txt.Z | less -EXF

2015/muth/try.sh

@@ -19,16 +19,15 @@ clear
 echo "$ make -B V=2 run" 1>&2
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to continue (space = next page, q = quit): "
 echo 1>&2
-make CC="${CC}" -B V=2 run | less -EXF
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: make CC=${CC} -B V=2 run (space = next page, q = quit): "
 echo 1>&2
+make CC="${CC}" -B V=2 run | less -rEXFK
 echo 1>&2
 
-echo "$ strings prog | grep '(,)'" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: strings prog | grep '(,)' (space = next page, q = quit): "
-read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to continue (space = next page, q = quit): "
 echo 1>&2
 strings prog | grep '(,)' | less -EXF
 echo 1>&2
-echo 1>&2
 
 for h in machine*.h; do
     for t in tape*.h; do
@@ -37,9 +36,8 @@ for h in machine*.h; do
 	if [[ "$REPLY" == "q" || "$REPLY" == "Q" ]]; then
 	    exit 0
 	fi
-	echo 1>&2
+
-	make -B MACHINE="$h" TAPE="$t" V=1 run
+	make CC="${CC}" -B MACHINE="$h" TAPE="$t" V=1 run
-	echo 1>&2
 	echo 1>&2
     done
 done

2015/schweikhardt/try.sh

@@ -20,32 +20,32 @@ echo "$ ./prog 19" 1>&2
 
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog 2410 (space = next page, q = quit): "
 echo 1>&2
-./prog 2410 | less -EXF
+./prog 2410 | less -rEXFK
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog abfff (space = next page, q = quit): "
 echo 1>&2
-./prog abfff | less -EXF
+./prog abfff | less -rEXFK
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog 27f8cebf (space = next page, q = quit): "
 echo 1>&2
-./prog 27f8cebf | less -EXF
+./prog 27f8cebf | less -rEXFK
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog 246f8fddf (space = next page, q = quit): "
 echo 1>&2
-./prog 246f8fddf | less -EXF
+./prog 246f8fddf | less -rEXFK
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog 2e95ab51ffea9de (space = next page, q = quit): "
 echo 1>&2
-./prog 2e95ab51ffea9de | less -EXF
+./prog 2e95ab51ffea9de | less -rEXFK
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog e6a5c22fd7bde9f (space = next page, q = quit): "
 echo 1>&2
-./prog e6a5c22fd7bde9f | less -EXF
+./prog e6a5c22fd7bde9f | less -rEXFK
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog 1b7dd73a937485bf (space = next page, q = quit): "
 echo 1>&2
-./prog 1b7dd73a937485bf | less -EXF
+./prog 1b7dd73a937485bf | less -rEXFK
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog 7d3237680d190a77e53751b (space = next page, q = quit): "
 echo 1>&2
-./prog 7d3237680d190a77e53751b | less -EXF
+./prog 7d3237680d190a77e53751b | less -rEXFK
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog 302ab3d052fb87c06228d249581be0e4 (space = next page, q = quit): "
 echo 1>&2
-./prog 302ab3d052fb87c06228d249581be0e4 | less -EXF
+./prog 302ab3d052fb87c06228d249581be0e4 | less -rEXFK
 echo 1>&2
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run ./prog with a googol (10^100) (space = next page, q = quit): "
 echo 1>&2
-./prog 1249AD2594C37CEB0B2784C4CE0BF38ACE408E211A7CAAB24308A82E8F10000000000000000000000000 | less -EXF
+./prog 1249AD2594C37CEB0B2784C4CE0BF38ACE408E211A7CAAB24308A82E8F10000000000000000000000000 | less -rEXFK

bugs.md

@@ -3199,17 +3199,50 @@ This program will very likely crash if no arg is given.
 ### Source code: [2014/vik/prog.c](2014/vik/prog.c)
 ### Information: [2014/vik/README.md](2014/vik/README.md)
 
-[Cody Boone Ferguson](/winners.html#Cody_Boone_Ferguson) discovered a bug that
+[Cody Boone Ferguson](/winners.html#Cody_Boone_Ferguson) discovered a bug to do
-shows itself in some cases (it works in others) when working on his winning
+with translating sound to text that shows itself in some cases (it works in
-[2020 Enigma machine](2020/ferguson2/prog.c) ('Most enigmatic') entry. See his
+others) when working on his winning [2020 Enigma machine](2020/ferguson2/prog.c)
-[README.md](2020/ferguson2/README.md) for details (search for `vik` in the
+('Most enigmatic') entry. See his [README.md](2020/ferguson2/README.md) for
-file).
+details (search for `vik` in the file). This one might be more of a limitation
+but this is not known.
 
 He provides a tip in testing the problem: it might help to use his Enigma
 machine to find problems as it will allow you to verify what is correct and what
-is not. Again see his README.md for details!
+is not. Again see his README.md for details. However it is also possible to not
+rely on the entry as the below shows. One should be able to do:
 
-If you want to try and fix this (mis)feature, you are welcome to try.
+
+```sh
+echo 'No. I want chocolate!' | ./prog > chocolate.raw
+
+./prog e < chocolate.raw
+```
+
+and get:
+
+```
+No. I want some chocolate!
+```
+
+but instead we get:
+
+```
+IT FHOCOLITE!
+```
+
+which is very wrong. If however one does:
+
+```
+echo IOCCC | ./prog > ioccc.raw
+
+./prog e < ioccc.raw
+```
+
+they will properly get:
+
+```
+IOCCC
+```
 
 
 # 2015

thanks-for-help.md

@@ -4182,7 +4182,11 @@ clean`) removes those files and so that they are ignored by `.gitignore`.
 
 ## <a name="2014_vik"></a>[2014/vik](/2014/vik/prog.c) ([README.md](/2014/vik/README.md))
 
-[Cody](#cody) added an alternate version that is based on the author's remarks that will
+[Cody](#cody) added the [try.sh](/2014/vik/try.sh) script. Cody notes that there
+is a bug that will show itself as one of the features does not work right. The
+translation of the raw audio to text is buggy in some cases.
+
+Cody also added an alternate version that is based on the author's remarks that will
 theoretically work for Microsoft Windows compilers (if anything works in Windows
 :-) ). We have no way of testing this and if anything has changed since 2014
 that would break it we do not know.
@@ -4225,9 +4229,9 @@ This was done for both the [prog.c](/2015/burton/prog.c) and
 [prog.alt.c](/2015/burton/prog.alt.c). The Makefile was also updated to build
 `eprog` and `eprog.alt` to make use of the feature more easily. Each is a new
 target (first in `TARGET` and second in `ALT_TARGET`) which have a prerequisite
-of `${PROG}` and `${PROG}.alt` respectively and which copies `prog` and
+of `${PROG}` and `${PROG}.alt` respectively both of which also copy the `prog`
-`prog.alt` to `eprog` and `eprog.alt` respectively. With these changes now one
+(`prog` or `eprog`) to the respective `eprog` (`eprog` or `eprog.alt`).  With
-can easily use the echo feature the author implemented.
+these changes now one can easily use the echo feature the author implemented.
 
 Cody also added the [try.sh](/2015/burton/try.sh) script. This involved
 adding a text file, [try.this.txt](/2015/burton/try.this.txt).