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From: levy@ttrdc.UUCP (Daniel R. Levy)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Destroying arguments
Message-ID: <1719@ttrdc.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 24-May-87 00:44:06 EDT
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Posted: Sun May 24 00:44:06 1987
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In article <19364@sun.uucp>, guy%gorodish@Sun.COM (Guy Harris) writes:
< < < The 3B2 version of "ps" does it
< < < differently; the kernel stashes a string away in the U area that
< < < contains the original arguments used to invoke the program. 
< < < On this machine, you *can't* smash your argument list.
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^ !!!!
< < < Period.

[My refutation program behaves differently on a 3B2 running SVR2 swapping.
Guy tries it on SVR3 3B2 and finds ps still shows the argv at time of
invocation.]

< In other words, on a 3B2
< running S5R3, you can't hide your argument list from "ps"; my
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^ !!!!
< assertions stand.

They fail when applied to the 3B2 as a MACHINE.  Sorry, Guy, my example
to the contrary disproves your assertion AS YOU STATED IT IN YOUR ORIGINAL
COMMENTS.  Now if you wish to comment upon SPECIFIC OPERATING SYSTEM VERSION
AND MACHINE COMBINATIONS, be my guest.
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