From owner-freebsd-current Thu Sep 14 5:50:10 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from lobster.baynetworks.com (ns3.BayNetworks.COM [192.32.253.3]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 055C437B42C; Thu, 14 Sep 2000 05:49:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mailhost.BayNetworks.COM (ns4.baynetworks.com [132.245.135.84]) by lobster.baynetworks.com (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id IAA18319; Thu, 14 Sep 2000 08:47:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: from pobox.engeast.BayNetworks.COM (pobox.engeast.baynetworks.com [192.32.61.6]) by mailhost.BayNetworks.COM (8.9.1/8.8.8) with ESMTP id IAA19909; Thu, 14 Sep 2000 08:43:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: from baynetworks.com (kyzyl [192.32.150.103]) by pobox.engeast.BayNetworks.COM (SMI-8.6/BNET-97/04/24-S) with ESMTP id IAA18449; Thu, 14 Sep 2000 08:43:04 -0400 for Message-Id: <200009141243.IAA18449@pobox.engeast.BayNetworks.COM> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.1.1 10/15/1999 To: Poul-Henning Kamp Cc: Ben Smithurst , Peter Pentchev , Julian Elischer , Chris Costello , hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Fdescfs updates--coming to a devfs near you! In-Reply-To: Message from Poul-Henning Kamp of "Thu, 14 Sep 2000 14:37:06 +0200." <56645.968935026@critter> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 08:43:04 -0400 From: Robert Withrow Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG phk@critter.freebsd.dk said: :- The majority of these programs could be handled by adding knowledge of :- "-" as a magic filename to fopen(3). Suppose I *want* a filename called "-"? My tough luck, huh? I *like* /dev/stdin. It's orthogonal! -- Robert Withrow -- (+1 978 288 8256) BWithrow@BayNetworks.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message