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From: chris@pixutl.UUCP (chris)
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: Re: comm '! sort file1' '! sort file2'
Message-ID: <36@pixutl.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 8-Oct-86 14:17:17 EDT
Article-I.D.: pixutl.36
Posted: Wed Oct  8 14:17:17 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 8-Oct-86 22:44:04 EDT
References: <6846@elsie.UUCP> <830003@hpcnoe.UUCP> <35@pixutl.UUCP> <3724@umcp-cs.UUCP>
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Summary: fifo's, root

In article <3724@umcp-cs.UUCP>, chris@umcp-cs.UUCP writes:
> In article <35@pixutl.UUCP> chris@pixutl.UUCP (chris) writes:
> >It can be done easily on SYSV, using fifo's.
> 
> Unfortunately, one must be root to create a fifo, no?
> 
> In-Real-Life: Chris Torek, Univ of MD Comp Sci Dept (+1 301 454 1516)
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> CSNet:	chris@umcp-cs		ARPA:	chris@mimsy.umd.edu

No, you don't have to be root to create a fifo. SYSV is not THAT stupid!

Chris
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