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From: chip@tct.uucp (Chip Salzenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.internals,comp.unix.programmer
Subject: Re: Ideas for changes to Unix filesystem
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Date: 4 Feb 91 22:16:41 GMT
References: <1991Jan30.143326.16676@socs.uts.edu.au> <1991Feb04.004933.17253@kithrup.COM>
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According to sef@kithrup.COM (Sean Eric Fagan):
>And, yeah, there have been times when I would have liked to have seen
>a "round" file (i.e., wrapping around the end).

So create a circular file subroutine library that looks at the top of
the file for "maxsize,curpos\n".  We use one here; it's very handy,
and it's usable on all UNIX implementations with file/record locks.
-- 
Chip Salzenberg at Teltronics/TCT     <chip@tct.uucp>, <uunet!pdn!tct!chip>
 "Most of my code is written by myself.  That is why so little gets done."
                 -- Herman "HLLs will never fly" Rubin