Re: Are We Back to the "Wars" Now ?

On 11/19/24 7:22 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

On Mon, 18 Nov 2024 01:20:53 -0500, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:
 

Hey, if I feel the need to use files instead of 'pipes' then I WANT TO
USE FILES INSTEAD OF PIPES.

 Except ... you were trying to argue that there was no fundamental
difference between pipes and files anyway. That you could somehow do
everything you could do with pipes by using temporary files.

   Yep.
   But I *just may not WANT to*  :-)
   Files DO have a hidden advantage - many largely
   dis-related programs can ACCESS them. This can
   give you stats, insight, 'intelligence'. Pipes
   are basically restricted to the original parent
   and children. Good reasons for that, sometimes,
   but not *always*.