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|    sjack to tTh    |
|    Re: toad (figforth) ipc demo    |
|    22 Dec 25 18:08:17    |
   
   From: sjack@dontemail.me   
      
   tTh wrote:   
   > On 12/21/25 20:07, sjack wrote:   
   >   
   >> :) : ":" is bash command to do nothing so can act as comment   
   >   
   > No. The command ':' is the same as the 'true' command.   
      
   Technically correct but it served well enough as comment in the   
   followup post as Bash ignored following text.   
   And such comments didn't appear in the original post; however,   
   ":)" did appear and the followup post explained that it was a   
   a Bash prompt with last command status.   
      
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