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Re: cp(1) fails to copy file from /proc


From: Andreas Schwab
Subject: Re: cp(1) fails to copy file from /proc
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:37:34 +0200
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Jim Meyering <address@hidden> writes:

> Sure, but that's not the question.
> The question is whether we can assume short-read-on-regular-file
> implies EOF.

I think you can look at it as if you are reading a growing file.

Andreas.

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