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Re: Problem with open and rm
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Eric Blake |
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Re: Problem with open and rm |
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Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:46:09 -0600 |
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On 03/16/2011 04:54 AM, Barrie Stott wrote:
> The script that follows is a cut down version of one that came from elsewhere.
>
> #!/bin/bash
>
> cp /tmp/x.html /tmp/$$.html
> ls /tmp/$$.html
> [ "$DISPLAY" ] && open /tmp/$$.html
> ls /tmp/$$.html
> rm -f /tmp/$$.html
Instead of passing Safari the name of a temporary file, why not pass it
the name of a temporary pipe? Does this work any better:
[ "$DISPLAY" ] && open <(cat /tmp/x.html)
at which point there's no temporary file to remove.
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Eric Blake eblake@redhat.com +1-801-349-2682
Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org
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