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Date:      Sat, 6 Mar 2021 20:46:33 +0000
From:      RW <rwmaillists@googlemail.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: which is "better" - /dev/fd or FIFO
Message-ID:  <20210306204633.3be9720a@gumby.homeunix.com>
In-Reply-To: <YEOMzXyvchUkMmdH@ceres.local>
References:  <YEOMzXyvchUkMmdH@ceres.local>

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On Sat, 6 Mar 2021 14:08:13 +0000
tech-lists wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Some ports, notably shells/bash, have a makeoptions config where you
> can select "enable use of /dev/fd". But there's no explanation given
> why this is advantageous or not, or if there's some kind of risk, in a
> freebsd context [1]. It's not enabled by default. Please can anyone
> explain?

See:
 
https://reviews.freebsd.org/rP439169



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