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From: ekrell@hector.UUCP (Eduardo Krell)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: shell file descriptor programming (was: Unlinked temp files)
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Date: 21 May 89 12:49:40 GMT
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In article <8501@chinet.chi.il.us> les@chinet.chi.il.us (Leslie Mikesell) writes:

>Does this mean something nasty will happen if NOFILES is tuned lower
>after the compile - or on a system that receives a binary distribution?

You'll be doing extra close()'s, which are harmless. You could patch
the ksh binary if you want. No big deal.
    
Eduardo Krell                   AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ

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