Re^5: Malfunctioning select() call on a FIFO

in reply to Re^4: Malfunctioning select() call on a FIFO
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So what you're telling me is that a FIFO, now, must be regarded as a one-shot that can be read to EOF once

I didn't say anything about named fifos specifically, so no. But it does seem to be the case. I don't know if there's anything special you can do with named fifos to reset them.

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Re^6: Malfunctioning select() call on a FIFO by Llew_Llaw_Gyffes (Scribe) on Jan 06, 2010 at 21:52 UTC
Well, until and unless I learn otherwise, I'm going to assume that (a) I was unknowingly misusing the FIFO from the start, and (b) the only reason I was getting away with it was because of a bug. Thanks for your patience.	[reply]

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