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To: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org>
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Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2003 22:59:29 +0200
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Subject: Re: DISCUSSION: /dev/fd%d.%d and /dev/{a}cd%d[ac] to be
	discontinued ? 
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In message <Pine.BSF.4.21.0309041325570.41602-100000@InterJet.elischer.org>, Ju
lian Elischer writes:
>I certainly agree about the 'a' and 'c' devices.
>
>I'm not so sure that the density devices should go.
>
> [...]
>
>An ioctl to select the right member of fd_types[]
>should not be difficult fopr setting a default value..

Man fdcontrol(8) ?


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