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From: chris@minnie.UUCP (Chris Grevstad)
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: undoing unlink(2)?
Message-ID: <173@minnie.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 27-Mar-86 18:17:56 EST
Article-I.D.: minnie.173
Posted: Thu Mar 27 18:17:56 1986
Date-Received: Mon, 31-Mar-86 08:11:16 EST
Reply-To: chris@minnie.UUCP (Chris Grevstad)
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Running 4.2BSD on Integrated Solutions 68000 machine.

In many programs, there is a need of a temporary file that goes away
when the program exits.  This is usally accomplished by unlinking
the file after a successful open() or fopen().

What I am interested in is a way to undo the unlink() or in some
manner relink the file into the directory.  I understand that VMS
has a flag to open() that indicates the file should be unlink on close().
That would suit me just fine here.

Please E-Mail any suggestions.

Thanks.


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	Chris Grevstad
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