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SubjectRe: proc suggestion
On Thu, 17 Feb 2000, Wolter wrote:

>Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 16:01:09 +0200
>From: Wolter <wolter@skeds.fi>
>To: linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu
>Subject: proc suggestion
>
>Make /proc work so that when you open files under it in binary mode you
>get binary data better suited for programs and when in text mode, human
>readable nicely formatted ascii text. Now wouldn't that be great?

Binary mode? Text mode? Please explain what binary mode and
text mode open under UNIX means? In UNIX, when you open a file
for read and/or write you do just that. There is no concept of
binary and text WRT file contents.

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