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		retrac on Jan 2, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The smallest Hello World program Assuming it is initial zero `inc eax` is a byte shorter than mov al, 1

rep_lodsb on Jan 2, 2025 [–]

Yes, but only in 32 bit mode. Not that it matters, except for the hypothetical future processor or Linux kernel that is no longer compatible with that :)

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