Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site cbdkc1.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!cbdkc1!ask From: ask@cbdkc1.UUCP (AG) Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: Re: Re: doing a ROT13 Message-ID: <1210@cbdkc1.UUCP> Date: Mon, 11-Nov-85 17:47:21 EST Article-I.D.: cbdkc1.1210 Posted: Mon Nov 11 17:47:21 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 12-Nov-85 04:47:47 EST References: <492@isucs1.UUCP> Reply-To: ask@cbdkc1.UUCP (A.S. Kamlet J-AG) Followup-To: <492@isucs1.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Columbus Lines: 25 Keywords: rot >>> this is prolly the wrong place to ask this, but how do you send a joke (or >>> whatever) in ROT13??? >> I would like to know the answer to this as well. > Create these aliases for the CSH: > > alias rot tr 'A-Za-z' 'N-ZA-Mn-za-m' > alias unrot tr 'N-ZA-Mn-za-m' 'A-Za-z' > > To rot: [place text in 'filename'] > rot < filename >filename.roted > To unrot [derotate]: [place text in 'filename.roted'] > unrot < filename.roted >filename > > There are also commands within some news reading systems to unrot text. > > /\ Dave Shaver -=*=- Located at Iowa State University -- Ames, IA > \/ UUCP: {okstate||umn-cs||csu-cs}!isucs1!shaver CSNET: shaver@iowa-state No! No! NO! You have your rot & unrot exactly reversed!!! rot should be tr 'N-ZA-Mn-za-m' 'A-Za-z' and vice-versa. -:) -- Art Kamlet AT&T Bell Laboratories Columbus {ihnp4 | cbosgd}!cbrma!ask