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Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2000 14:39:43 -0700 (PDT)
From: Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
Subject: Re: renaming open files
To: Robert Collins <robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au>, ajp AT eutechnyx DOT com,
        cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
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--- Robert Collins <robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au> wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Earnie Boyd" <earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
> To: <ajp AT eutechnyx DOT com>; <cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com>
> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2000 2:06 AM
> Subject: Re: renaming open files
> 
> 
> > --- Andrew Perella <ajp AT eutechnyx DOT com> wrote:
> > > Is there a version of cygwin that allows renaming of open files?
> >
> > Impossible.  It is a limitation of the filesystem.
> >
> 
> theoretical question: would a file system filter be able to achieve this (on
> for files open via programs linked to cygwin1.dll)
> 

Possibly, but to make it work effectively you would also need to add
journaling.  Which could be quite handy.  BTW some instances of unlink already
queue for delete upon file close, IIRC.

Cheers,

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