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Subject: Re: More devfs stuff
To: terry@cs.weber.edu (Terry Lambert)
Date: Sun, 23 Apr 1995 03:34:17 -0500 (CDT)
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> On the other hand, there are many reporting tools (ps, etc.) that
> have a limit on the number of tty type devices based on a interface
> identifier character and one or two instance identifiers (for ps this
> is one).

What tools other than PS have this field-overflow type of problem? It's
the only one that ever gets brought up. If it's really the only thing
standing in the way of sensible device naming then it's time to change
the output format.