Re: Binary Mode stdin/stdout

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From: Lawrence Kirby
Date: Sun, 18 Feb 1996 18:59

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In article <4fcj5f$2ft@lyra.csx.cam.ac.uk>
           nmm1@cus.cam.ac.uk "Nick Maclaren" writes:

>Sorry, but these wouldn't work even on UNIX.  Not all 'files' can
>be closed and reopened - think of rewinding tapes, for example!

But of course to change file mode between text and binary on Unix doesn't
require the file to be closed and reopened. In fact it requires
remarkably little effort! :-)

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From: Lawrence Kirby <fred@genesis.demon.co.uk>
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