Re: SEEK_HOLE at EOF

Reply: Rick Macklem : "Re: SEEK_HOLE at EOF"
In reply to: alan somers : "Re: SEEK_HOLE at EOF"
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From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk_at_phk.freebsd.dk>
Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2024 14:18:36 UTC

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alan somers writes:

> The draft spec specifically says "all seekable files shall have a virtual hole
> starting at the current size of the file".

I have never subscribed to the notion that people standardizing C and UNIX were
particular competent, so that carries no water with me.

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