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Because I can't get off this linux movie quote train, here is another one! Can you find the famous movie quote hidden in this linux block?

root:/# rm /i
root:/# echo "30 13 * * * /bin/bash -c 'if [ ! -f /i ]; then touch /i; fi'" | crontab -
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I think it's

I'll be back

from the movie

The Terminator

Since the script

removes the file named "i", but also ensures that it will be created again at 13.30

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    $\begingroup$ Good one. I was totally hung up on the actual time in the cron job. $\endgroup$ Oct 17, 2018 at 20:54
  • $\begingroup$ You're right! Nice job! $\endgroup$ Oct 17, 2018 at 22:06

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