shell file descriptor programming (was: Unlinked temp files)

[Eduardo Krell]

In article <8501 at chinet.chi.il.us> les at chinet.chi.il.us (Leslie Mikesell) writes:

>Does this mean something nasty will happen if NOFILES is tuned lower
>after the compile - or on a system that receives a binary distribution?

You'll be doing extra close()'s, which are harmless. You could patch
the ksh binary if you want. No big deal.
    
Eduardo Krell                   AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ

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