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+c4 - C in four functions
+========================
+
+An exercise in minimalism.
+
+Try the following:
+
+    gcc -o c4 c4.c
+    ./c4 hello.c
+    ./c4 -s hello.c
+    
+    ./c4 c4.c hello.c
+    ./c4 c4.c c4.c hello.c
+
+Robert Swierczek
+Email: rswier AT acm DOT org
+November 2014