Comments on: The Linux Baby Rocker https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/09/21/the-linux-baby-rocker/ Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:19:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: HJ Hornbeck https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/09/21/the-linux-baby-rocker/#comment-545904 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:19:36 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/09/21/the-linux-baby-rocker/#comment-545904

Looks like someone’s never heard of the commands true and false, which do the obvious thing for shell programming.

It’s better to use a colon instead, to save the shell a fork:

 while :; do # bunch of stuff

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]]> By: DuWayne https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/09/21/the-linux-baby-rocker/#comment-545903 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:49:56 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/09/21/the-linux-baby-rocker/#comment-545903 Desperation breeds creative solutions…

]]> By: Dan J https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/09/21/the-linux-baby-rocker/#comment-545902 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:39:02 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/09/21/the-linux-baby-rocker/#comment-545902 That was actually pretty sad. The only really good thing was the post-production work done on the video itself.

]]> By: Irene https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/09/21/the-linux-baby-rocker/#comment-545901 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:26:49 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/09/21/the-linux-baby-rocker/#comment-545901 Time stamp: 8:41 PM. He’s half drunk.

]]> By: Comrade PhysioProf https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/09/21/the-linux-baby-rocker/#comment-545900 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:55:31 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/09/21/the-linux-baby-rocker/#comment-545900 Who would trust the LIFE of their BABY to FREE software programmed by freaky hippy motherfuckers?

]]> By: Ivan https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/09/21/the-linux-baby-rocker/#comment-545899 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:41:58 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/09/21/the-linux-baby-rocker/#comment-545899 Looks like someone’s never heard of the commands true and false, which do the obvious thing for shell programming.

I.e., 

while true

instead of 

while [ 1 = 1 ]
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