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Permission denied
Permission denied is the constant language ConstantLanguage("Permission denied"). No one has the permission to use this language, if they try to use it, it will print "Permission denied" without quotes.
Implementations
Python
print("Permission denied")
C
#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
puts("Permission denied");
return 0;
}
C++
#include <iostream>
int main() {
std::cout << "Permission denied" << std::endl;
return 0;
}
Using modules, introduced in C++20/23/26
import std;
int main() {
std::print("Permission denied\n");
return 0;
}
AsciiDots
.-$"Permission denied"
Befunge
"deined noissimreP">:#,_@
brainfuck
,[,]++++++++++[>++++++++>++++++++++>+++++++++++>+++<<<<-]>.>+.>++++.-----.----.++++++++++..<++++.>----.-.>++.<<-----.+.>.<++++.----.-. >>>>>>>>>>[made from https://tnu.me/brainfuck/generator, EOF returns 0]
Bussin and Bussin X
Bussin:
println("Permission denied")
Bussin X:
waffle("Permission denied")
Cat (Language)
meow "Permission denied"
deadfish
Deadfish has no character I/O, only numbers, so this program outputs the codepoints of the characters instead.
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EchoLang (I rember)
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Entropy
Because of Entropy's nature, this program may sometimes not print "Permission denied".
Program PermissionDenied PermissionDeniedEntropy {
print "Permission denied";
}
FALSE
"Permission denied"
flag
Permission denied
Free2Edit
<<Permission denied>>
LOLCODE
HAI 1.3 VISIBLE "Permission denied"
Nonstraightforward
~/dev/stdout/write/ln("Permission denied");
Lua
print("Permission denied")
pythOwO
pwint("Permission denied")
Text
Permission denied
Brainfuck extended
$Permission denied$[.>]
+Output
"Permission denied"oX
JavaScript
console.log("Permission denied")
Signs
Start of road Parking Area 'Permission denied' End of road
Yappacino
C:\Standard\System\io\format\print\ln("Permission denied");
?Q?
[Permission denied]$
ΔςTΞRΙςκ
There is a space at the end but this program is too long to fit.
******************************************************************************** ***************************************************************************************************** ****************************************************************************************************************** ************************************************************************************************************* ********************************************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************************************************* ********************************************************************************************************* *************************************************************************************************************** ************************************************************************************************************** *************** ***************** **************************************************************************************************** ***************************************************************************************************** ************************************************************************************************************** ********************************************************************************************************* ***************************************************************************************************** ****************************************************************************************************
Example Programs
Quine
Permission denied
Self interpreter
Permission denied
In fact, there are infinite number of self interpreter for this language, because any program is one.
"Quine", in another way
权限被拒绝
"Quine", in another strange way
你没有足够的权限执行该操作。
Romanian to English "Quine"
Nu aveți suficiente permisiuni pentru a face asta.
Print "Permission denied"
Any text goes here.
Alternated
Hello, world!
Japanese to English "Quine"
そのための十分な権限がありません。
Arabic to English "Quine"
ليس لديك أذونات كافية للقيام بذلك.
Korean to English "Quine"
그렇게 할 수 있는 충분한 권한이 없습니다.