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Subject: Re: Are We Back to the "Wars" Now ?
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On 11/19/24 7:22 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Nov 2024 01:20:53 -0500, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:
> 
>> Hey, if I feel the need to use files instead of 'pipes' then I WANT TO
>> USE FILES INSTEAD OF PIPES.
> 
> Except ... you were trying to argue that there was no fundamental
> difference between pipes and files anyway. That you could somehow do
> everything you could do with pipes by using temporary files.

   Yep.

   But I *just may not WANT to*  :-)

   Files DO have a hidden advantage - many largely
   dis-related programs can ACCESS them. This can
   give you stats, insight, 'intelligence'. Pipes
   are basically restricted to the original parent
   and children. Good reasons for that, sometimes,
   but not *always*.