Earch-and-destroy Mode N. Hackerism For A Noninteractive Search-and-replace Facility In An Editor, So Called Because An Incautiously Chosen Match Pattern Can Cause Infinite Damage.

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search-and-destroy mode n.

Hackerism for a noninteractive
search-and-replace facility in an editor, so called because an
incautiously chosen match pattern can cause infinite damage.

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