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Improved `all-run.sh` and `readme2index.sh` so that
certain command line options (e.g., -p, -P, -u, -U ...)
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all-run.sh VERSION changed from "1.1.1 2024-01-19"
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Added `quick-readme2index.sh` that only calls
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a non-empty file, or of either `.winner.json`
and/or `README.md` is newer than `index.html`.

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In 1984 the first annual Obfuscated C Code Contest was held

In 1984, the first contest was held. The name of the contest was simply "First annual Obfuscated C Code Contest".

Look at the README.mdfile for the given winning entry for information on how to compile it and how to run the winning program. Look at the winning source and try to figure how it does what it does! This year we only had remarks from two authors but which came years later.

Restrictions against machine dependent code were not in the rules in 1984. The source file size restriction was only 512 bytes. Rules and results were posted to net.lang.c and net.unix-wizards. The contest was announced in a net.lang.c post.

Final Comments

IMPORTANT NOTE: See contact.html for up to date contact details as well as details on how to provide fixes to any of the entries. See also the IOCCC FAQ for addition information on the IOCCC.

Copyright and License

Copyright (c) 1984,2023, Landon Curt Noll. All Rights Reserved. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license. If you do use this work in some form, the IOCCC judges would appreciate (but does not require) if you were to send us a note about your use.