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| -rw-r--r-- | Etc/STD-TODO | 11 |
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diff --git a/Etc/STD-TODO b/Etc/STD-TODO index 4f964e37f..a228dee96 100644 --- a/Etc/STD-TODO +++ b/Etc/STD-TODO @@ -58,3 +58,14 @@ the same name as a command in PATH. All parameters in ksh are indexed arrays. That's why $array has to mean ${array[0]}, and why subscripts can't be used to extract substrings from scalars. + +In ksh, + exec 3<file +causes file 3 to be close on exec. DGK says: "This allows scripts to +use file descriptors 3-9 without side effects on commands that are +subsequently executed. + command 3< file +will not use close on exec, and + { + } 3< file +will not use close on exec for any commands inside {...}." |