Re: proc suggestion

From: Horst von Brand (vonbrand@sleipnir.valparaiso.cl)
Date: Thu Feb 17 2000 - 11:42:51 EST


Wolter <wolter@skeds.fi> sadi:
> 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?

Minor problem is that Unix makes no distinction between text and binary
files. It is a purely user-space issue where there is a difference anyway.

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Horst von Brand                             vonbrand@sleipnir.valparaiso.cl
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