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Article:		Is Linux Annoying?
Subject:		error message that could drive you nuts
Date:		2003-09-16 07:33:34
From:		anonymous2
have a look at this session: # ls -l somefile somefile # chmod +x somefile # ./somefile ./somefile: Command not found. # what the %$&!? # file somefile somefile: perl script text what happened? # head -1 somefile #!/usr/local/bin/perl # ls /usr/local/bin/perl /usr/local/bin/perl: No such file or directory. # aha! # vi somefile fldwx # ./somefile Hello, world!

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• error message that could drive you nuts
  2003-09-16 08:25:06  anonymous2 [View]
  
  
  yeah, I would prefer if it would go like:
  # export ERROR_MESSAGES=abusive
  # ./somefile
  you stupid idiot, I cannot find the
  interpreter given on the first line, so edit
  me and correct that before you try to execute me!
  #
• error message that could drive you nuts
  2003-09-16 09:34:06  anonymous2 [View]
  
  
  I like the error message I get when I try to save an image in Gimp as html:
  
  "Are you crazy? You are about to create a huge HTML file which will most likely crash your browser!"
  
  Now THAT'S a good error message...LOL
• error message that could drive you nuts
  2003-11-29 17:28:53  anonymous2 [View]
  
  
  The best one is when you execute xchat as root.
  
  Perhaps the book should have a chapter about abusive programs? :-)