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| From | Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc |
| Subject | Re: /dev/tcp |
| Date | 2026-08-20 18:22 +0000 |
| Organization | Some absurd concept |
| Message-ID | <eli$2608201422@qaz.wtf> (permalink) |
| References | <eli$2608191720@qaz.wtf> <11670nh$3hihn$1@dont-email.me> |
In comp.os.linux.misc, Rich <rich@example.invalid> wrote:
> Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> wrote:
>> What system(s) have /dev/tcp/* natively?
> What "systems"? Only those with a /bin/bash compiled with this
> "special bash feature" compiled in.
None is a potential answer.
>> Bash handles several filenames specially when they are used in
>> redirections, as described in the following table. If the
^^^^^^
>> operating system on which bash is running provides these
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> special files, bash will use them; other wise it will emulate
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> them internally with the behavior described below.
> It's a Bash feature. Note the man page quote you provided:
>> **Bash** handles several filenames specially when they are used in
>> redirections
Note the underlined bit. In my mind "emulate" implies there is a thing
that does this, because the dictionary definition of "emulate" is very
close to "immitate".
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
emulate
v 1: strive to equal or match, especially by imitating; "He is
emulating the skating skills of his older sister"
2: imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying the
hardware or the software
3: compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with;
"This artist's drawings cannot emulate his water colors"
Note how there is nothing there about "make up whole cloth" or
"completely implement without reference to something else."
Elijah
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realizes some documentation is fiction
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