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Article #256Re: YES freezes OS/2!
From: T.Lampre
Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1992 04:49
Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1992 04:49
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In article <UeTObsr0BwwwQwvGdg@transarc.com> Lucian_Dancanet@transarc.com writes:
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>I've compiled a PD version of "yes" using the C Set/2 compiler ("yes"
>repeatedly outputs "y" or a string until killed).
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>If I want to clean a directory, "start yes | del ." works fine, although
>"yes" is still running in the background (not like in UNIX).
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>But "yes | del ." freezes the system; even the 3-finger salute doesn't work.
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>Comments welcome
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>Lucian
I have no idea why your program does not work, but can't you achieve
the same thing by using "del . /n"?
Trevor Lampre
MIS Unit
Flinders University of South Australia
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