Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!lll-winken!sun-barr!newstop!male!geraldo.Central.Sun.COM!texsun!digi!cfoughty From: cfoughty@digi.lonestar.org (Cy Foughty) Newsgroups: comp.unix.internals Subject: Re: Regular pipe vs. Named Pipe Message-ID: <1991Jun11.150908.2072@digi.lonestar.org> Date: 11 Jun 91 15:09:08 GMT References: <1991Jun7.195953.27744@digi.lonestar.org> <1991Jun10.143256.29982@digi.lonestar.org> <1991Jun10.174828.27518@cherokee.uswest.com> Organization: DSC Communications, Plano Tx. Lines: 44 In article <1991Jun10.174828.27518@cherokee.uswest.com> ron@eatdust (Ron Schweikert) writes: >In article <1991Jun10.143256.29982@digi.lonestar.org> cfoughty@digi.lonestar.org (Cy Foughty) writes: >>In article zfgo01@hgo7.hou.amoco.com (F. G. Oakes) writes: >>>cfoughty@digi.lonestar.org (Cy Foughty) writes: > >(lots of stuff deleted about named pipes vs. regular ones, asking for info >on IPC etc..) Reply was some information, plus recommendation to dig into >the manuals. Response was... > >> >>Unfortunately Unix manuals are a joke at best. Not everything works as >>advertised. Hardly any books/manuals include live working examples. >>I also don't need "adequate" documentation, I need answers quick. I've a >>lot of work to perform. >>-- >>Cy Foughty >>DSC Communications, Inc. 1000 Coit Rd., Plano,TX 75075 >>Work:214.519.4237 La Casa:214.578.8837 >>Don't compromise your compromises. > >Well, excuuuuuuuse us! We'll try to monitor the net so we can jump on your >questions quickly in the future (Or did I take your response wrong?) > >The admonition to check the manuals (RTM or RTFM) plays along the same lines >as "If a man is hungry, is it better to give him a fish, or teach him how to >fish?" > >The net *is* a great place for fast answers, but your response that you don't >need "adequate" documentation, but rather "fast answers" because you have "a >lot of work to perform" is rather condescending. Don't you think we all have >work to perform too?? > >I apologize publicly if I misinterpreted your response, but it didn't have >a :-) by it... I did forget ;-) by it. Seriously, Unix manuals are not very verbose. I did sound condescending, and for that I apologize. But, I always go to the net as a last resort AFTER I've RTM several times. The replies have been very helpful. I also couldn't find my "Bach" book. ;-) -- Cy Foughty DSC Communications, Inc. 1000 Coit Rd., Plano,TX 75075 Work:214.519.4237 La Casa:214.578.8837 Don't compromise your compromises.