Write a program that takes a string as an input. For the input:
If the input doesn't match the source code, the program shall output the input intact. (Hence a cat)
Otherwise, the program shall fall in an infinite loop. (So actually not a cat)
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\$\begingroup\$ Can the program read its own source code? \$\endgroup\$ – Sisyphus Oct 16 '20 at 3:43
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1\$\begingroup\$ So a cross between a narcissist program and a truth machine \$\endgroup\$ – Jo King♦ Oct 16 '20 at 4:01
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4\$\begingroup\$ Possible duplicate of Write the shortest self-identifying program (a quine variant) \$\endgroup\$ – pppery Oct 16 '20 at 4:19
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1\$\begingroup\$ that looks very very similar \$\endgroup\$ – Razetime Oct 16 '20 at 4:20
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4\$\begingroup\$ I chose to slam this since in most languages it's basically just wrapping the target in a while loop and then adding a print after the loop. Adding extra code to a quine isn't always trivial, but I think most of the answers there are competitive here after a small change. \$\endgroup\$ – FryAmTheEggman Oct 16 '20 at 4:42
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Ruby -0p, 38 37 32 bytes
Saved 5 bytes thanks to a comment by @Sisyphus on another answer.
eval s="1until$_!='eval s=%p'%s"
The -0 flag sets the null byte as the input record separator. Without -0, a loop would also be entered if the input consisted of the code repeated on more than one line.
