Messages in this thread | | | From | Bodo Rueskamp <> | Subject | Re: Improving the Unix API | Date | Mon, 28 Jun 1999 09:23:13 +0200 (CEST) |
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> >> flink (make a new directory link for file given by descriptor), > flink() combined with the ability to create an unlinked file > in a given filesystem would allow for safe temporaries > without race conditions, that could be "published" when ready.
The System V people (Solaris, Unixware) call this fattach().
; Bodo
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