> Kevin Buhr:
>
> : New code in 2.1.43 (see "get_pipe_inode" in "linux/fs/inode.c") puts
> : entries for anonymous pipes into the root directory. The 6-digit
> : number in the filename is the inode of the pipe.
>
> Sounds like a bad idea. If these have to be there at all,
> then a subdirectory (/proc/pipes ?) would probably be better.
I'll second this. These artificial entries in / are a nuisance.
Gabriel