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Re:The Terminal Escape Sequences Ocean Is Deep and Dark by wahern on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @01:51AM (#34424093)
1) $ cat /vmlinuz | write $VICTIM

2) Laugh as your friend's terminal goes audibly berserk, drawing the attention of everybody in the computer lab.

3) Apologize for getting your friend in trouble with the printing office.

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Re:The Terminal Escape Sequences Ocean Is Deep and Dark by rascul on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @09:07AM (#34426711)
Put 'mesg n' in your shell startup file to prevent that.
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