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| From | Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: stdin and stdout |
| Date | 2015-07-20 17:03 +0100 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <moj61o$j0e$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <moitgi$g2j$1@dont-email.me> <moiune$kf5$1@dont-email.me> <moj0kh$s4r$1@dont-email.me> <87615e7spu.fsf@bsb.me.uk> |
On 20/07/2015 16:29, Ben Bacarisse wrote:
> Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> writes:
> <snip>
>> But I now recall that opening a file called "con" under Windows will
>> return a file handle that writes to the console. Trying it, this does
>> seem to work:
>>
>> f = fopen("con", "rb"); // similar to stdin
>> f = fopen("con", "wb"); // similar to stdout
>>
>> Although they are distinct from stdin and stdout. (I don't know what
>> happens when someone wants to create a file actually called "con".)
>>
>> Now I all I need is a similar magic path in Linux and I'm all set..
>
> fopen("/dev/stdin", "rb");
>
> It's not the same as "con" because it seems to be what you actually
> want, but there are are Linux devices similar to Window's "con" if you
> prefer.
OK, thanks.
--
Bartc
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Re: stdin and stdout Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-07-20 14:58 +0100
Re: stdin and stdout Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-07-20 15:31 +0100
Re: stdin and stdout Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-07-20 16:29 +0100
Re: stdin and stdout Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-07-20 17:03 +0100
Re: stdin and stdout Ken Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2015-07-20 12:09 -0400
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Re: stdin and stdout Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-07-20 12:56 -0700
Re: stdin and stdout Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-07-20 23:06 +0100
Re: stdin and stdout glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-07-20 23:18 +0000
Re: stdin and stdout BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2015-07-21 14:12 -0500
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