!@#$%^&*

too bad it only works under windows 98 :-(

$_='%#(/@*(((@!./((%)@+%),@(!#+%)@#/.'^
'@@@@``][\`@@@\@@[`{@[@`@@@@@[~@@@';`$_`
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Re: !@#$%^&* by Fastolfe (Vicar) on Jan 25, 2001 at 10:37 UTC
Here's a version for you (preserving its behavior) that'll work on Unix and Win32. $_=('%#(/@(((@!./((%)@+%),@(!#+%)@'.(($^O^'`.).dn')eq'-}}@@W\\'? '#/.{o\|~{':'o$%-`(*"'))^'@@@@``][\`@@@\@@[`{@[@`@@@@@[~@@@[O\\^[';`$_` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re: !@#$%^&* by jaymoo (Novice) on Jan 25, 2001 at 19:44 UTC
Huh. Just when I think I have a glimpse of the workings of Perl, I find this. Anyone care to point out what makes this one tick?	[reply]
(SPOILER) - Re: Re: !@#$%^&* by myocom (Deacon) on Jan 25, 2001 at 22:28 UTC
This one's fairly simple, actually. There are really only two parts: An assignment to `$_` and a back-tick running of `$_`. If you break down the first statement, you'll see it's two strings XOR'd together: $_ = '%#(/@*(((@!./((%)@+%),@(!#+%)@#/.' # The encrypted string ^ # XOR '@@@@``][\`@@@\@@[`{@[@`@@@@@[~@@@' # The secret decoder ring [download] So this ends up assigning `'echo Just another Perl hacker>con'` to `$_`. The second line, `$_` simply passes that to the shell and runs it, which will work fine on any Win32 system.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: (SPOILER) - Re: Re: !@#$%^&* by jaymoo (Novice) on Jan 26, 2001 at 01:38 UTC
Thanks for the help!	[reply]
Re: !@#$%^&* by randomblue (Beadle) on Jan 25, 2001 at 21:36 UTC
It also works on NT4 and Win2000 with ActiveState Perl 5.6. Very cool :) How on earth does it work?	[reply]
Re: !@#$%^&* by ColonelPanic (Friar) on Jan 26, 2001 at 07:29 UTC
Very nice. The best ones are always based one a simple trick. When's the last time you used duct tape on a duct? --Larry Wall	[reply]
Re: !@#$%^&* by arhuman (Vicar) on Jan 26, 2001 at 18:18 UTC
This one let me breathless... (Even if I'm not skilled I can be admirative, cant't I ?) To all of you guys (who created/enhanced/commented it...) THANKS ! Hope I could contribute soon in this area...	[reply]

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