* Scott Henson (shenson2@wvu.edu) [020428 20:03]: > I need something that dynamically generates files on the file system. > Much like cgi. I need it to just happen when a program accesses the > file. It will only be reading said file not executing it. Anyone have > any ideas on how to do this on a woody system with ext3 fs? Thanks Getting more specific would help. Probably what you want is a fifo, and a process that continually writes to it. For example: mkfifo /tmp/datefifo while : do echo `date` >> /tmp/datefifo done Then, see what happens when you cat /tmp/datefifo in another console. (Try it a few times.) good times, Vineet -- Currently seeking opportunities in the SF Bay Area Please see http://www.doorstop.net/resume.shtml
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