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Re: [bug-recutils] manual: fix overlong lines and a couple of examples.


From: Jose E . Marchesi
Subject: Re: [bug-recutils] manual: fix overlong lines and a couple of examples.
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2010 22:40:36 +0100 (CET)

    The idiom
      cat file | $filter >> file
    
    is dangerous: when the filter adds enough data, and quickly enough, it
    may loop until you run out of space.  Details depend on buffer sizes in
    cat and the kernel, and on scheduling timing.  Let's avoid recommending
    inherently racy commands, see attached patch.

Applied, thanks :)

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