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From: david@wolfen.cc.uow.oz (David E. A. Wilson)
Newsgroups: comp.bugs.sys5
Subject: Bug in pg - doesn't close directories
Keywords: pg open files directory
Message-ID: <5941@wolfen.cc.uow.oz>
Date: 10 Jul 89 06:16:24 GMT
Organization: Uni of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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Description:
	When pg encounters a directory in its argument list it prints
out a message to that effect and moves on to the next argument.
Unfortunately it does not close the directory and eventually runs
out of file descriptors.

Repeat-by:
	Give pg more directories than the system allows open fd's.
(64 should be enough on any system). The first N will have the message:

	pg: filename is a directory

while the remainder will have:

	filename: Too many open files

Systems affected:
	Probably all using AT&T source. I have found the bug in
A/UX 1.1b (Mac II), Dynix 2.0v2 (Sequent Symmetry),
SunOS 4.0.3b (Sparcstation 1) and OSx4.4c (Pyramid 90xe).