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From: | John Reiser |
Subject: | bug#6900: mktemp: want option to make a fifo |
Date: | Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:42:08 -0700 |
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> The two requests would have been more convincing if they demonstrated > a definite need. Another case: "pipe" stderr into a separate pipeline from stdout. This is useful for stderr as a status channel. fifo_stderr1=$(mktemp --fifo stderr.XXXXXX) fifo_stderr2=$(mktemp --fifo stderr.XXXXXX) listener1 < $fifo_stderr1 & listener2 < $fifo_stderr2 & cmd1 2> $fifo_stderr1 | cmd2 2> $fifo_stderr2 Another case: Use file descriptor 3 as a command and control channel. Output has two default file descriptors (stdout and stderr), why not input (stdin and cmdin)? This is especially helpful for repairing a nest of processes that are connected by pipes. fifo_cmdin1=$(mktemp --fifo cmdin.XXXXXX); sleep 999000 > $fifo_cmdin1 & fifo_cmdin2=$(mktemp --fifo cmdin.XXXXXX); sleep 999000 > $fifo_cmdin2 & cmd1 3< $fifo_cmdin1 | cmd2 3< $fifo_cmdin2 & echo quit > $fifo_cmdin1 --
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