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Write a program that prints the source code of that
program itself (such programs are known as ‘quines’).
The
solution need not be generic; it is enough that the program
written prints...
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linuxforu.
com | LINUX FOR YOU | JANUARY 2007
C M Y K
119
Quines
Write a program that prints the source code of that
program itself (such programs are known as ‘quines’).
The
solution need not be generic; it is enough that the program
written prints itself.
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I/O operations to open the source file and print theI/O operations to open the source file and print theI/O operations to open the source file and print theI/O operations to open the source file and print theI/O operations to open the source file and print the
contents.
contents.
contents.
contents.
contents.
Here is a well-known and clever solution:
char*f=”char*f=%c%s%c;main(){printf(f,34,f,34,10);}%c”;main()
{printf(f,34,f,34,10);}
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