<ais523> echo "#!/bin/sh" >bin/list; echo -n \'oldpwd=`pwd`; cd /var/irclogs/_esoteric; name=$(cat $(ls ????-??-??.txt | tail -1) | tail -1 | sed "s/[^<]*<//; s/>.*//"); cd $oldpwd; echo -n $name "" >> bin/list; echo \' >> bin/list

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