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| From | Willem <willem@toad.stack.nl> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: copying files |
| Date | 2012-02-17 22:04 +0000 |
| Organization | Stack Usenet News Service |
| Message-ID | <slrnjjtjmv.129u.willem@toad.stack.nl> (permalink) |
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Malcolm McLean wrote:
) As Keith says, the only way to be absolutely sure the file is
) physically written is to read it back in. Even then, it could become
) corrupted on disk.
Or still be hanging in the volatile write cache, still scheduled to be
actually written. Which is more more likely. And if you're writing to
a network share, all bets are off.
If you really really want to be sure a file is actually on the disk
platters, you need OS-specific support.
SaSW, Willem
--
Disclaimer: I am in no way responsible for any of the statements
made in the above text. For all I know I might be
drugged or something..
No I'm not paranoid. You all think I'm paranoid, don't you !
#EOT
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copying files Hans Vlems <hvlems@freenet.de> - 2012-02-16 01:03 -0800
Re: copying files Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-02-16 01:23 -0800
Re: copying files Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-02-16 01:31 -0800
Re: copying files Hans Vlems <hvlems@freenet.de> - 2012-02-16 03:14 -0800
Re: copying files Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-02-16 09:43 -0800
Re: copying files Hans Vlems <hvlems@freenet.de> - 2012-02-16 14:59 -0800
Re: copying files Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-02-16 15:06 -0800
Re: copying files Hans Vlems <hvlems@freenet.de> - 2012-02-16 03:13 -0800
Re: copying files Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-02-16 09:56 -0800
Re: copying files Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-02-16 10:11 -0800
Re: copying files Hans Vlems <hvlems@freenet.de> - 2012-02-16 15:11 -0800
Re: copying files Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-02-16 15:21 -0800
Re: copying files Philip Lantz <prl@canterey.us> - 2012-02-17 09:53 -0800
Re: copying files Hans Vlems <hvlems@freenet.de> - 2012-02-18 07:22 -0800
Re: copying files Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-02-17 03:36 -0800
Re: copying files Willem <willem@toad.stack.nl> - 2012-02-17 22:04 +0000
Re: copying files Hans Vlems <hvlems@freenet.de> - 2012-02-18 07:28 -0800
Re: copying files Willem <willem@toad.stack.nl> - 2012-02-18 21:28 +0000
Re: copying files Hans Vlems <hvlems@freenet.de> - 2012-02-18 07:19 -0800
Re: copying files Hans Vlems <hvlems@freenet.de> - 2012-02-16 15:02 -0800
Re: copying files Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-02-16 01:34 -0800
Re: copying files Hans Vlems <hvlems@freenet.de> - 2012-02-16 03:27 -0800
Re: copying files Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-02-16 17:11 +0000
Re: copying files Hans Vlems <hvlems@freenet.de> - 2012-02-16 14:57 -0800
Re: copying files Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-02-16 09:54 -0800
Re: copying files Hans Vlems <hvlems@freenet.de> - 2012-02-16 06:41 -0800
Re: copying files JohnF <john@please.see.sig.for.email.com> - 2012-02-16 09:49 +0000
Re: copying files Hans Vlems <hvlems@freenet.de> - 2012-02-16 03:10 -0800
Re: copying files JohnF <john@please.see.sig.for.email.com> - 2012-02-16 11:52 +0000
Re: copying files Hans Vlems <hvlems@freenet.de> - 2012-02-16 06:56 -0800
Re: copying files David Thompson <dave.thompson2@verizon.net> - 2012-02-24 04:43 -0500
Re: copying files Ike Naar <ike@iceland.freeshell.org> - 2012-02-16 16:19 +0000
Re: copying files Hans Vlems <hvlems@freenet.de> - 2012-02-16 14:50 -0800
Re: copying files David Thompson <dave.thompson2@verizon.net> - 2012-02-24 04:43 -0500
Re: copying files Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2012-02-16 10:58 +0000
Re: copying files Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-02-16 09:41 -0800
Re: copying files Hans Vlems <hvlems@freenet.de> - 2012-02-16 14:59 -0800
Re: copying files Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2012-02-17 06:25 +0000
Re: copying files Kleuske <kleuske@nowhere.net> - 2012-02-16 11:15 +0000
Re: copying files Hans Vlems <hvlems@freenet.de> - 2012-02-16 06:45 -0800
Re: copying files Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-02-16 09:49 -0800
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