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Fun with file descriptors

Posted Jun 8, 2007 4:09 UTC (Fri) by daney (subscriber, #24551)
In reply to: Fun with file descriptors by bronson
Parent article: Fun with file descriptors

> Why oh why can't FDs be safe by default?

Probably because POSIX defines how they work. Being compatible with legacy systems has its price.

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