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halter73 on Dec 1, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: A single line of Basic sends readers into a labyri...

PowerShell for those on Windows:

for (;;) { write-host -n (get-random ╱,╲) }

Obviously this requires a font supporting those characters. MS Mincho seems to serve well: http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/font.aspx?FMID=206

cocoflunchy on Dec 1, 2012 | [–]

If you don't want to install a font, you can use slashes. Works pretty well.

    for (;;) { write-host -n (get-random /,\) }

It's kind of nice with _ and | too :

    for (;;) { write-host -n (get-random '_','|') }

ygra on Dec 1, 2012 | [–]

You can also just use for(){...}. No need for the semicolons there.

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