Re: proc suggestion

From: Khimenko Victor (khim@sch57.msk.ru)
Date: Thu Feb 17 2000 - 14:41:43 EST


In <38ABFF25.DCD0CFBF@neutech.fi> Wolter (wolter@skeds.fi) wrote:
> 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?

What's binary mode ????

P.S. GlibC allows "b" flag to fopen and friends as ANSI specification requires.
It does nothing with it: there are no binary vs text mode concept in Linux
(and that's great!).

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