Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 27 Dec 1998 10:16:21 +1100 (EST) | From | Damien Miller <> | Subject | Re: /dev/one - why not /dev/repeat? |
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On Sat, 26 Dec 1998, Dave Cinege wrote:
> No try again. And yes I know '0' != 0 but try to get a null bit > past the shell. Best of luck. echo only knows char bytes. > > I do wish you people would actually TRY your examples > before using them as a basis for argument. > > If you do figure out a way to get it semi-working, please use 'time' > on it. You will find what I already know...echo is EXTREMLY slow.
So write your own replacement. linux-kernel is not a free service to mitigate your laziness or lack of programming skills.
What you require can be accomplished with a ~10 line C program. This program can be compiled once and included in your tools distribution. A kernel level replacement would probably be no smaller or faster and would thus offer none of the "advantages" that you proclaim.
Regards, Damien Miller
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