-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Larry Jones wrote:
>On the contrary, dup() just gives you another handle to the same open >file description -- the modes, pointers, etc. are *shared* by both fds. >To get independence, you have to open the file again. Except the close-on-exec flag isn't shared. And closing one dup'd file descriptor does not close the other. My man pages and what I could find via the recent opengroup link you sent, only list the close-on-exec flag as being maintained separately. Is there anything else? Derek - -- *8^) Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get CVS support at <http://ximbiot.com>! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Netscape - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFAKmzdLD1OTBfyMaQRAjyOAJ9dNvQ9ccvzlSF3Okpe6BEZ2ZDpggCg0Tr6 w9+3cRcLMcIS8WWMlM9HCJs= =XPFD -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs